New Images, Old Patterns

• Jaffa Dress: Sleeves and center skirt panel of a Jaffa-area dress are silk heremsih fabric, CA. 1930. Source: Aramco World, March/April 1997.

• Ramallah Bridal Dress: A wedding dress of hand-woven linen embroidered with cross-stitching in silk. The coin-edged head-dress is known as smadih, Ramallah CA. 1910. Source: Aramco World, March/April 1997.

• Ramallah Bridal Dress: A wedding dress of hand-woven linen embroidered with cross-stitching in silk. The coin-edged head-dress is known as smadih, and the shawl is locally called khirqah, Ramallah CA. 1910. Source: Aramco World, March/April 1997.

• Haifa Typical Dress: This dress is worn with the asbih, or headband, typical of northern Palestine, Haifa, early 20th C. Source: Aramco World, March/April 1997.

• Bethlehem Wedding Dress: A rare ikhdar malaki, or "royal green" wedding dress, so called because of the green lines in the skirt; it includes the shatwih headdress, which dates back to antiquity, and a rare 19th-century scarf, Bethlehem, late 19th C. Source: Aramco World, March/April 1997.

• Hebron Dress: Bridal costume with wuqayat-al-darahim headdress, CA. 1930. Source: Aramco World, March/April 1997.

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The Palestinian Heritage Foundation