Jalaya (overcoat) thobe from the Akka region made from linen, it is open from the top of the chest panel to the bottom of the thobe. This thobe is distinguished by its minimal tatreez (embroidery). The tatreez it does have is comprised of silk threads in straight lines from top to bottom. The chest panel of the thobe is made of Ottoman cloth used in making a man’s qumbaz (coat), and on its open edges is crochet knitting in orange and red colours.
A high-heeled wooden qubqab (clog), carved and inlaid with seashells. It was used for going to the Turkish Bath.
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.
A tobacco pouch made of beige cotton and linen with a square shape and embroidered in the Fallahi (peasant) cross-stitch in geometric and plant shapes. Its tatreez (embroidery) is comprised of red silk threads with tiny tatreez shapes in yellow, blue, green and other colours. Its edges are decorated with pinkish beads from which hang short silk tassels.
An Isdud wedding thobe (dress) from the Gaza area made of black handmade linen dyed with indigo stitched with a Fallahi (peasant) cross stitch made of predominately red silk thread overlapping with yellow, pink, orange, and blue. The chest panel of the thobe is triangular and embroidered with squares arranged in a triangle and surrounded by cypress etchings from above and below. Plant and geometric shapes are embroidered from the shoulders of the thobe to the end of the sleeves, ending with a cypress stitch pattern.
Feathered ropes decorated with feathers made of colourful wool threads including black, red, fuchsia, and indigo.
A buqja (part of the bride’s trousseau used to store toiletries) made of purple velvet, square in shape, and embroidered with plant shapes in tahriri stitches (couching) making up a type of tatreez (embroidery) known as surma for its gilded gold threads and decorated with rhinestones.
A white Rumi thobe (dress) from the Ramallah area made of handmade natural linen fabric and embroidered with the Fallahi (peasant) cross stitch made with predominately red silk threads. The chest panel of the thobe is embroidered with geometric, plant, and animal shapes, among them the rooster motif as seen in the middle. This rooster motif carries religious significance for Christians. The sleeves bear several plant stitch patterns to their ends, with the rooster motif in the middle.
Sirwal (loose trousers) made of black cotton with an elastic waistband. It is embroidered over the leg opening area near the bottom hem with plant and geometric shapes in red, orange, blue, green, and white silk threads.
A groom’s handkerchief is made of beige cotton and embroidered in plant and geometric shapes, including the Star of Bethlehem. Its tatreez (embroidery) is made of red, green, and blue silk. The edges of the handkerchief have silk fringes decorated with colourful beads. 3 names are embroidered: Dalal and Fahim (understood to be the names of the newlyweds) and a third illegible name.