Description: Palestinian/Bedouin/Israeli Handmade Embroidered Dress /Thobe Large70's 80'sbeautiful very heavyhas rhinestonesshoulder 23"sleeves 18" 3/4 sleeveschest 22"long 44"cash and carryThe robe, adorned with elaborate hand-stitched embroidery, requires months of grueling labor. Some thobes fetch thousands of dollars. The Palestinian thobe traces its history to the early 19th century, when embroidery was confined to the villages.Richly decorated dresses marked milestones in women's lives: onset of puberty, marriage, motherhood. The designs varied from village to village — special three-dimensional stitching for the upper class of Bethlehem, big pockets for the nomadic Bedouin women, orange branch motifs for the orchard-famous city of Jaffa, said Maha Saca, director of the Palestinian Heritage Center in Bethlehem.Thobe patterns also expressed women's different social positions: red for brides, blue for widows, blue with multi-colored stitches for widows considering remarriage.
Price: 200 USD
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
End Time: 2024-11-17T16:01:58.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Handmade
Size: XL
Color: Black
Style: Kaftan
Material: Cotton
Gender: Women
Country/Region of Manufacture: Palestinian Territories
