Palestinian CostumeCompares styles, textiles, embroidery, and jewelry of townsfolk, villagers, and nomads in different regions. Follows the development of styles from the early 1900's to the present. Many photographs from the time of British control; later photographs are, more courteously, of costumes without people. |
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Page 89
... ( hijab ) . These were fre- quently to be seen arranged in clusters of fives , sevens and threes . In the 1930s when the popularity of Bethlehem couching was at its height a wedding jillayeh might have been appliquéd and couched down the ...
... ( hijab ) . These were fre- quently to be seen arranged in clusters of fives , sevens and threes . In the 1930s when the popularity of Bethlehem couching was at its height a wedding jillayeh might have been appliquéd and couched down the ...
Page 146
... ( Palestine ) . See section on stitches . See section on stitches . A word for a dress worn by a woman , synonymous with Thob . A head cloth . Gelayed Ghabani Ghudfeh Girbeh Hamam Harir nabati Heremsy Hijab Hirz 146 Palestinian Costume.
... ( Palestine ) . See section on stitches . See section on stitches . A word for a dress worn by a woman , synonymous with Thob . A head cloth . Gelayed Ghabani Ghudfeh Girbeh Hamam Harir nabati Heremsy Hijab Hirz 146 Palestinian Costume.
Page 147
... hijab and these days women who dress in an Islamic manner are dressed in Hijab . An amulet that contains religious writings . Belt worn by men and women . Camel litter . A cummerbund or belt worn by women . Used for carrying small ...
... hijab and these days women who dress in an Islamic manner are dressed in Hijab . An amulet that contains religious writings . Belt worn by men and women . Camel litter . A cummerbund or belt worn by women . Used for carrying small ...
Common terms and phrases
amulet appliqué Arab world back panel Bayt Dajan Bedu belt Bethlehem blue bracelets bride bride-wealth British Mandate period camel centre clothing coat coins colour costume embroidery cotton cross-stitch cypress tree decorated dress Druze early British Mandate early twentieth century embroidery motif fabric fellahin fishbone flowers gabbeh gabbeh chest panel Gaza ghudfeh girls gold green head-dress head-veil Hebron Hebron-area hijab Islamic jacket Jaffa Jerusalem jewellery jillayeh Jordan Khan Yunis khem el basha Kuwait linen mainly Majdal melaka moon Museum Muslim Nablus nakhleh necklace niello nineteenth century olive orange Palestine Palestinian Costume Palestinian Embroidery pasha's tent patterns Photo photograph pieces PLATE popular probably purple qamr qumbaz Rajab Ramallah Ramallah-area region riish saru Seb'a area sewn shambar shatweh Shelagh Weir shoulder side silk thread silver sleeves smadeh stripes style Syria tall palms tassels town tribes veil villages wearing weaving wedding Widad Kawar woman wore worn yellow