Taqsireh

Taksiri (overcoat) from the town of Dura in the Hebron area made of black cotton and embroidered with predominately red silk threads. It has a cotton lining and is embroidered with dense tatreez (embroidery) made with the Fallahi (peasant) cross stitch all over the front and back panels, the sleeves, and the shoulders. Its tatreez is comprised of plant shapes, especially the rose and cypress stitch patterns. The back rudha (upper back neckline) has embroidered motifs of children.