Palestinian/ Syrian Thobe Henna Dress

Description

Palestinian/ Syrian Thobe Dress. Condition is Pre-owned. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
Palestinian costumes are the traditional
clothing
worn by
Palestinians
. Foreign travelers to
Palestine
in the 19th and early 20th centuries often commented on the rich variety of the costumes worn, particularly by the
fellaheen
or village women. Many of the handcrafted garments were richly embroidered and the creation and maintenance of these items played a significant role in the lives of the region's women.
Though experts in the field trace the origins of Palestinian costumes to ancient times, there are no surviving clothing
artifacts
from this early period against which the modern items might be definitively compared. Influences from the various
empires
to have ruled Palestine, such as
Ancient Egypt
,
Ancient Rome
and the
Byzantine empire
, among others, have been documented by scholars largely based on the depictions in art and descriptions in literature of costumes produced during these times.
Until the 1940s, traditional Palestinian costumes reflected a woman's economic and marital status and her town or district of origin, with knowledgeable observers discerning this information from the
fabric
, colours,
cut
, and
embroidery
motifs (or lack thereof) used in the apparel.
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