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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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