Full-length dress of hand woven cotton. Woven in strips, with separately woven bands of deep pink, orange and green, extending vertically down garment. Factory-made flower strips embellish the garment down each side, front and back, and along the top of the sleeves, and around the cuffs. Cross-stitched designs decorate the bib, shoulders, and bottom of the skirt on the back.

• Narrative

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

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• Type of Item dress
• Culture Bedouin
• Material cotton fibre
• Measurements height 146.5 cm, width 152.0 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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• Ownership Date before April 11, 2018
• Acquisition Date on April 11, 2018

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3295/0003