The Palestinian Museum permanent collection

The Israeli Worker

"The Israeli Worker: Achievements, Attitudes, and Aspirations," written by Dr Ferdynand Zweig, a visiting Professor of Labour Relations at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The book is printed by Herzl Press and Sharon Books in New York in 1959. It is 305 pages long and dedicated to the author's wife, Dora.

Beit Dajan Thobe

A thobe (dress) from the area of Beit Dajan, Yaffa. It is made of beige linen and cotton and embroidered with primarily maroon silk threads with a Fallahi (peasant) cross stitch. The chest panel of the thobe is embroidered with plant and geometric shapes. As for the shoulders and the back of the chest panel (the upper back neckline), they are made of purple satin and embroidered in the rose motif with a Laff stitch.

Beit Dajan Thobe

A thobe (dress) from the area of Beit Dajan, Yaffa. It is made of black linen and cotton and embroidered with primarily red silk threads with a Fallahi (peasant) cross stitch. The chest panel of the thobe is adorned with heavy tatreez (embroidery) made up of geometric shapes and the pendant motif bordered by the cypress shape, whereas its collar has a tatreez of manajil (sickles) motifs.

Al-Safiriyya Thobe

A thobe (dress) from the area of Al-Safiriyya, Jaffa. It is made of black linen and cotton and embroidered with silk threads with Fallahi (peasant) cross stitch. The chest panel of the thobe is adorned with heavy tatreez (embroidery) of geometric and plant shapes. As for the sleeves and the back of the chest panel (the upper back neckline), they are made of red silk and embroidered with plant and geometric shapes and the mountains motif. The sleeves have a tatreez (embroidery) of plant shapes like roses and the bird motif, while the cuffs are embroidered with various geometric shapes.

Ghabani Malak Thobe

A Ghabani thobe (dress) from Jerusalem. It is made of Syrian cotton fabric of golden silk threads and embroidered with primarily red silk threads and gilded qasab (metallic couching cord) with a Tahriri stitch. The chest panel of the thobe is embroidered with geometric shapes like circles, and part of the panel is made of purple velvet fabric that has a tareez (embroidery) of the bird motif.

Ghabani Thobe

A Ghabani thobe (dress) from Lifta and Jerusalem villages. It is made of Syrian cotton fabric of golden silk threads adorned in the shapes of roses and embroidered with primarily red silk threads and gilded qasab (metallic couching cord) with a Tahriri stitch. The chest panel of the thobe is embroidered with geometric and plant shapes like roses, while the collar is embroidered with manajil (sickles) motif. The shoulders and the back of the chest panel (the upper back neckline) bear no embroidery.