Palestinian Dress, Beersheba Area

A Palestinian Thobe Azraq Dress, Beersheba area, c. 1945. Dark cotton, embroidered with geometrical patterns in silk thread. The blue embroidery work on the bottom part was typically worn by an unmarried woman/widow. Once the woman was remarried, pink and red thread were added to the blue, as can be seen on the back of the dress. Length: 124 cm. Maximal width: 125 cm. Overall fair condition, some small holes and mending. See similar items: L'Orient des Femmes Vu par Christian Lacroix, edition of the Musee du Quai Branly, p. 131 and Threads of Identity מאת Widad Kamel Kawar, p. 408 and 380.