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Group of Bethlehem women, c.1900-1920

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posted on 2019-05-31, 08:00 authored by Freja Howat-Maxted, Leila Sansour, Jacob NorrisJacob Norris
This is a digital reproduction of an image held within the Library of Congress. Costumes and characters.

The image features a group of Bethlehem women wearing the embroidered dresses and headdress (shatweh) unique to Bethlehem.

This image is part of the Bethlehem Women collection within the Planet Bethlehem Archive.

History

Project

Collection

Contributors

G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection

Date

c.1900-1920

Type

1 negative : glass, dry plate ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.

Source

Library of Congress, Matson Collection

Spatial

31.7053996,35.1936877

Spatial Relation

Bethlehem

Identifier

pb_lc_bwo_c19000000-0004aa.tiff

Rights

Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.

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    Keywords

    Bethlehem Women collectionShatwehBethlehem headdressBethlehem embroideryBethlehem childrenMiddle Eastern and African HistoryMiddle Eastern and North African history

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    CC BY 4.0

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