The Palestinian Museum permanent collection

A simple open and unadorned silver bracelet (similar to an anklet) with two ribbed heads.

A silver necklace consisting of several handmade chains with a clasp, from which hangs 6 small silver coins and a large metallic Austrian coin that bears the image of Maria Theresa. The necklace is specific to the Bethlehem region.

A burqa (face veil) from the Bir al-Sabi’ region. The front is made of cotton and embroidered with geometric shapes using a light soft stitch from which two coins are hung. From both of the front sides hang mitwah (chains) of beads and amber ending with a coin. The shakkah, the front piece of the burqa that covers the face is made of Hermazi (silk) fabric and in the middle is a row of Ottoman coins while on both sides is a dense group of silver Ottoman coins. From one side of the shakkah hangs 5 silver chains known as ma’ari.

A tatreez (embroidery) pattern on Etamine fabric of a cypress tree and the word Palestine in English. The pattern is made of green and pink silk thread.

Saffeh (cap) from the Ramallah area made of cotton and fully embroidered with threads of red silk interspersed with other colours. With it comes a white iqal (cord accessory) covered in white cotton cloth to which a piece of velvet cloth was added to the back. From the rear velvet piece hangs 4 large pieces of Ottoman-era currency. At the front of the saffeh is a row of authentic Ottoman coins lined from the inside with a patterned cotton cloth. The saffeh used to be part of the bride’s dowry, to be worn on her wedding day and throughout the days following the ceremony.

al-Quta is a basket made of wheat straw dyed with natural colours, including red, and used to store cosmetics. It is cube-shaped with a pyramidal dome with a mirror placed on each of its three sides. Al-Quta is covered from its edges with a velvet cloth from which hangs tassels made of silk that is decorated with colourful beads. In the middle of its front section is a round mirror surrounded by red-dyed straw.

A tatreez (embroidery) pattern on Etamine fabric of multiple motifs, including the cypress tree, using green, pink, and brown silk threads.

Shambar (shawl) from the southern Hebron region which would be worn on the head made of crepe fabric known as dakka, to which is connected a piece embroidered with predominately red silk threads with tassels dangling on the end.

A pillowcase from the southern Hebron region, rectangular and made of beige and yellow cotton and linen. It is embroidered with dense tatreez (embroidery) comprised of plant and geometric shapes in the Fallahi (peasant) cross-stitch using orange, fuchsia, yellow, purple, and white silk threads.

A daily work dress (thobe) from the area of Bayt Nabala, Ramla District. It is made of beige linen and embroidered with primarily red silk threads. The chest panel of the thobe is embroidered with a cypress and feather stitch pattern, and in the middle are squares in the shape of rose stitch patterns. As for the shoulders and the back of the chest panel (the upper back neckline), pieces of the Ottoman fabric used in sewing a man’s qumbaz (coat) have been attached to it.