Dress (thob) of black crepe with central panel of red, green, and bright green stitch embroidery of floral and geometric motifs

Title
Dress (thob) of black crepe with central panel of red, green, and bright green stitch embroidery of floral and geometric motifs
LC Subject
main garments
Donor
Olsen, Alice
Description
Dress (thob) of black crepe with central panel of red, green, and bright green stitch embroidery of floral and geometric motifs; red dominant cross-stitch embroidery; long, pointed sleeves with green insertion; bands of embroidery down the full-length of the caftan with animal and floral motifs; Bedouin woman's dress from Palestine.
Motif
Birds Geometric Floral
Work Type
caftans
Location
Palestine >> Middle East >> Earth
Date
1901/2000
Identifier
2019.005.014
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Cotton
Technique
Caftan Thob Embroidery
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University