floor-length "Habesha Kemis" made of the finest hand-spun white cotton, layered with a heavy, jewel-toned "Kaba" (cape) featuring intricate gold-thread embroidery. Her status as a legendary merchant queen would be displayed through a massive collar of lapis lazuli and carnelian, stacked gold arm cuffs, and heavy silver anklets that jingled as she walked. To finish the look, she likely wore a delicate silk or cotton "Netela" shawl draped over her head or shoulders, pinned by a gold filigree brooch and topped with a crown encrusted with raw emeralds and rubies

floor-length "Habesha Kemis" made of the finest hand-spun white cotton, layered with a heavy, jewel-toned "Kaba" (cape) featuring intricate gold-thread embroidery. Her status as a legendary merchant queen would be displayed through a massive collar of lapis lazuli and carnelian, stacked gold arm cuffs, and heavy silver anklets that jingled as she walked. To finish the look, she likely wore a delicate silk or cotton "Netela" shawl draped over her head or shoulders, pinned by a gold filigree brooch and topped with a crown encrusted with raw emeralds and rubies, show front and back

floor-length "Habesha Kemis" made of the finest hand-spun white cotton, layered with a heavy, jewel-toned "Kaba" (cape) featuring intricate gold-thread embroidery. Her status as a legendary merchant queen would be displayed through a massive collar of lapis lazuli and carnelian, stacked gold arm cuffs, and heavy silver anklets that jingled as she walked. To finish the look, she likely wore a delicate silk or cotton "Netela" shawl draped over her head or shoulders, pinned by a gold filigree brooch and topped with a crown encrusted with raw emeralds and rubies

floor-length "Habesha Kemis" made of the finest hand-spun white cotton, layered with a heavy, jewel-toned "Kaba" (cape) featuring intricate gold-thread embroidery. Her status as a legendary merchant queen would be displayed through a massive collar of lapis lazuli and carnelian, stacked gold arm cuffs, and heavy silver anklets that jingled as she walked. To finish the look, she likely wore a delicate silk or cotton "Netela" shawl draped over her head or shoulders, pinned by a gold filigree brooch and topped with a crown encrusted with raw emeralds and rubies, show front and back

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