A burqa (face veil) from the South Sinai and Bir al-Sabi’ region. The front is made of cotton and embroidered with geometric shapes using a light soft stitch from which coins are hung, and it has a string to be extended behind the head area to fasten the burqa. The shakkah, the front piece of the burqa that covers the face is made of Hermazi (silk) fabric and embroidered with manajil (sickles) motifs made of silk threads, from which a dense group of Ottoman coins hangs. From both sides of the shakkah hang 5 silver chains known as ma’ari.
Object details
Town
Bir al-Sabi'
Materials
Silver
Cotton
Silk
Width
50 cm
Length
50 cm
Collection
Use
Burqa
