Traditional Dress (Thobe)
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Caption
Palestinian; Bedouin. Traditional Dress (Thobe), 1930s. Polished cotton, velvet, silk, sequins, cotton(?) embroidery, 53 15/16 × 47 1/4 in. (137 × 120 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Garrison Stradling, 1992.79.4. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Cultures
Title
Traditional Dress (Thobe)
Date
1930s
Geography
Place made: Palestine, Place collected: Gaza Strip
Medium
Polished cotton, velvet, silk, sequins, cotton(?) embroidery
Classification
Dimensions
53 15/16 × 47 1/4 in. (137 × 120 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Garrison Stradling
Accession Number
1992.79.4
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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