Embroidering Identities

Download or read book Embroidering Identities written by Iman Saca and published by Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures. This book was released on 2006 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embroidering Identities: A Century of Palestinian Clothing is the companion piece to the exhibit held at the Oriental Institute from November 11, 2006 to March 25, 2007. It is an overview of the colourful and distinctive clothing of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Palestine. The richly illustrated text discusses the construction of traditional dresses, the materials and dyes employed, and clothing and embroidery in the years following 1948. Garments from many regions are illustrated and described. The volume includes a glossary of Arabic terms and a checklist to the exhibit.