pb_lc_bwo_c18980000-0023aa.tiff (25.49 MB)

Woman and tree, Bethlehem, c.1898-1946

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posted on 2019-05-31, 07:56 authored by Freja Howat-Maxted, Leila Sansour, Jacob NorrisJacob Norris

This is a digital reproduction of an image held within the Library of Congress.

The image depicts a woman wearing traditional garments of Bethlehem, seated under a tree with the Bethlehem skyline in the background. Bethlehem was one of the most famous centres for embroidery in Palestine, with its dresses produced in linen and silk. The short jacket (taqsireh) worn over a long sleeved, heavily embroidered dress with a chest panel is customary to the area. The cone-shaped headdress, known as a 'shatweh', was worn by married women in Bethlehem and lined with rows of coins, beads and coral, to display family wealth.

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

History

Project

https://figshare.com/projects/Library_of_Congress/26557

Collection

https://doi.org/10.25377/sussex.c.4271828

Contributors

Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service.

Date

c.1898-1946

Type

1 transparency : glass ; 5 x 7 in.

Source

Library of Congress

Relation

pb_lc_bwo_c19340000-0011aa.tiff, pb_lc_bwo_019450301-0025aa.tiff

Spatial

31.7053996,35.1936877

Spatial Relation

Bethlehem

Identifier

pb_lc_bwo_c18980000-0023aa.tiff

Rights

Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.

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Keywords

Bethlehem Women collection Shatweh Bethlehem embroidery Bethlehem headdress Bethlehem pottery Bethlehem water Middle Eastern and African History Middle Eastern and North African history

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