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I assume this was at the time of the ancient emperor. I reminds me of having seen an Exhibition about Ethiopia a looooong time ago (I was a child) with real lions in the former botanical gardens... of my City.....
Yes Eva, these were the clothes worn by the nobility until about 1930. The peasants and none ranking people wore white, the white clothing remained until now. On occasions in my time I saw in the countryside some of these outfits (the headband and the animmal cloak) being used for a wedding occasion or national holiday.
The velvet cloaks for the ladies came back in fashion in 1967 and for a period for evening (party wear) and wedding outfits. They are costly though. So only for the well to do. The people who did the embroiderie were ladies who had been previously (before 1974) employed in a nobel house and sometimes a small atelier were church men and women did this work.
Thanks Ingrid for the Information. I have to Google once the history of Ethiopia, I forgot many things.......