Long black dress of linen, with sleeves decorated by light taupe silk on top, golden silk on sides, and a deep maroon velvet underneath. The cuffs are heavily embroidered. The sleeves are lined with a red floral patterned fabric. The front of the dress is heavily embroidered in red with a few accents in various colours in long panels extending from the waist down both sides of the skirt, and a square bib. The reverse has the same panels extending down the legs, but the designs are attached by a large section of embroidery across the bottom of the skirt. The hemline is edged by a thin plaited stripe in red, and another in off-white.

• Narrative

  Purchased by donors in a shop in Jerusalem's old city. The shop owner said he collected textiles in the area around Jerusalem, or in Jordan.

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• Type of Item dress
• Culture Bedouin
• Material linen fibre, gold metal, silk fibre, fibre
• Measurements height 148.0 cm, width 121.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Barbara Heller, Michael Karton
• Received from Barbara Heller, Michael Karton

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• Made in Asia

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• Collection Date between 1970 and 1989
• Ownership Date before April 11, 2018
• Acquisition Date on April 11, 2018

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3295/0001