A zamarra is a sheepskin coat worn by Basque shepherds. In the 1830s, Edward Bell Stephens strongly recommended that visitors to the Spanish Basque region purchase the zamarra, which he described as made from black Andalusian astrakhan lined with white sheepskin. It was recommended as an ideal travelling jacket, serviceable in both heat and cold, and very water-resistant.
The academic garment also worn as a vestment, the chimere is closely related to the zamarra, from which it evolved during the Middle Ages.
A similar coat is used in Alentejo, southern Portugal, and called samarra. It is made of wool, with a furry collar, and the usual colours are brown, dark blue or black.
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References
- Lewandowski, Elizabeth J. (2011). The complete costume dictionary. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 323. ISBN 978-0810877856.
- ^ Bell Stephens, Edward (1837). The Basque Provinces: Their Political State, Scenery, and Inhabitants; with Adventures Among the Carlists and Christinos, Volume 2. Whittaker & Company. pp. 256–7.
- Norris, Herbert (2002). Church vestments : their origin & development. Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications. p. 177. ISBN 9780486422565.
- Baumgarten, Barbara Dee (2002). Vestments for all seasons. Church Publishing, Inc. p. 22. ISBN 9780819225344.
- "Trajes de Portugal: samarra". 2007.
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