Three women seated on carpet, Bethlehem, c.1898-1946 Freja Howat-Maxted Leila Sansour Jacob Norris 10.25377/sussex.7240691.v1 https://sussex.figshare.com/articles/figure/Three_women_seated_on_carpet_Bethlehem_c_1898-1946/7240691 <div>This is a digital reproduction of an image held within the Library of Congress. <br></div><div><br></div><div>The image features three women sitting on a rug smoking arghileh (water pipe) and drinking coffee. All the women are wearing the shatweh - the cone-shaped women's headdress unique to Bethlehem. The caption on the negative reads: "Bethlehem women at home". <br></div><div><br></div><div>This image is part of the Bethlehem Women collection within the Planet Bethlehem Archive.</div> 2019-05-31 07:57:21 Bethlehem Women collection Shatweh Bethlehem headdress Arghileh Bethlehem rugs Bethlehem coffee Smoking in Bethlehem Middle Eastern and African History Middle Eastern and North African history