The Palestinian Museum permanent collection

A traditional silver necklace adorned with Ottoman and Austrian coins and worn in several regions throughout Palestine.

A silver necklace comprised of seven short chains, dangling from which are a red amber bead and a large Ottoman silver coin. The necklace is specific to the Bethlehem region.

A broad silver bracelet, decorated and engraved in the centre with a row of roses. It is clasp-less and has an open back that resembles teeth.

A necklace of yellow amber, consisting of beads of different sizes arranged side by side, and ending with a silver chain with a clasp.

Silver bracelet decorated in the tarmeel method, a local jewellery manufacturing method. It has three rows of small spheres and ends with a clasp.

A silver pendant used as an amulet, engraved with 'Mashallah' or "As God Wills" (used to invoke protection) from which five spheres (bells) hang.

A broad handcrafted bracelet of high-calibre silver consisting of five parts, including two unengraved edges and three braided middle sections, two thin and one thick. The bracelet bears a stamp that determines the quality of silver. It was widespread in the Naqab desert, and its design was influenced by European bracelets.

A wide silver collar, from which small spheres resembling bells hang. It ends with a clasp and was worn around the head or neck

A silver necklace comprised of seven short chains, hanging from which is a green bead ending with a large Ottoman silver coin. The necklace is specific to the Bethlehem region.

A tobacco pouch made of black 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 small stitch patterns in violet, pink, and beige colours. The back has dense tatreez and its edges and face are decorated with blue, red, and white beads and Ottoman coins. Hanging from the bottom are silk tassels with white beads at the ends.