Three women seated on carpet, Bethlehem, c.1898-1946
Freja Howat-Maxted
Leila Sansour
Jacob Norris
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<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>
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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