# Bernos > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bernos > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bernos.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernos > Source revision: 1349624941 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Cloak type}} {{For|people with the surname Bernos|Bernos (surname)}} thumb|Amhara aristocrat dressed in tradition cloak (Bernos) with Donald Levine A '''bernos'''{{refn|group=note|Also transliterated as '''barnos''' and '''burnos'''}} ({{langx|am|በርኖስ}}) is a [wool](/source/wool) [cloak](/source/cloak)-like garment and hood woven in one piece, traditionally worn by men of the [Amhara](/source/Amhara_people) ethnic group of [Ethiopia](/source/Ethiopia), most commonly in the relatively cold [Shewa](/source/Shewa). Unlike its Maghrebi counterpart the [Burnous](/source/Burnous), it is typically black, and does not have a hood; rather it has a large point on one side of the shoulder, usually to the left. The point was tailored into existence in order to keep a rifle on their shoulders, so that [highlander](/source/Ethiopian_Highlands) men would not have to hold them outside where rainwater entering through a muzzle might damage (an older) firearm. [Donald N. Levine](/source/Donald_N._Levine) notes that the wealthier men of [Menz](/source/Menz) "wear the ''barnos'', a tailored cape made of dark wool."Donald N. Levine, ''Wax and Gold: Tradition and Innovation in Ethiopia Culture'' (Chicago: University Press, 1972), p. 29 The Bernos can be worn in white, beige, black and sometimes made out of linen if it is too hot to wear in wool, underneath a [Tunic](/source/Tunic) and [Gabi](/source/Gabi_(clothing)) would be worn. The bernos was frequently worn by the prominent and elite highlanders. Today, average citizens sometimes wear it in traditional ceremonies and at special occasions. Social status is indicated by the garment's decorative pattern. == See also == *[Netela](/source/Netela) *[Gabi](/source/Gabi_(clothing)) == Notes == {{reflist|group=note}} == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928145612/http://www.bernos.org/blog/2006/10/12/what-is-bernos/ What is bernos] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812133219/http://www.blairunderwood.com/images/turbon2.jpg A burnos as worn] __NOTOC__ Category:Robes and cloaks Category:Ethiopian clothing --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bernos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernos) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernos?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.