Object type: ethnography / Collection place: Western Asia / Culture or time period: Palestinian - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Abayeh robe, accession number 9-14976, described as Silk twill weave, brocaded Kaffeyeh scarf with long sparse fringe that ends in tassels.

Hearst Museum object titled Bridal crown, accession number 9-5765, described as Bride’s headdress; cake-shaped headdress, round with flat top; forehead area is overlapping layers of Turkish silver-colored coins tightly packed like fish scales; similarly encrusted triangular earflaps; at brow are three rows of tubular coral beads, 1 row of coins below; crown is 4 triangles of embroidery in red and green with brown X dividing them; blue linen ground; red cotton cloth lining; back is beige and green embroidered rectangles.

Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 9-13052, described as hat, skullcap shape; white cotton lavishly embroidered with geometric and curvilinear designs in varicolored cotton thread; diameter ca. 18 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Chest panel, accession number 9-8227, described as dress chest panel; multicolor embroidery on indigo cotton plainweave; primarily red but touches of green, black, yellow, pink, purple; chevron width of panel; 30.5 x 39.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Chest panel, accession number 9-8226, described as dress chest panel; embroidery on indigo cotton plain weave; primarily red but touched of pink, orange, blue and purple silk thread embroidery; chevron width of panel; 33 x 35 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Dress, accession number 9-14978, described as “Tobe”, woman’s wedding dress.

Hearst Museum object titled Dress, accession number 9-14973, described as Tobe. Woman’s dress. Blue ground with varicolored designs. Floral, geometric motives. Plain weave linen, silk embroidered.

Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 9-13051, described as headband; dusty rose cotton threads wrapped at intervals w/ gold threads (black bands in centers) into 4 cylinders; circumference ca. 49.5 cm, not including cord with tassel

Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 9-13050, described as headband; blue silk (?) threads wrapped at intervals w/gold threads alternating with red and white threads; circumference ca. 55 cm. / into bundles of 2 and 4 cylinders;

Hearst Museum object titled Headdress, accession number 9-14974, described as Headdress, worn with #832b. Matches tunic.