Coral necklace
Handmade coral necklace, adorned with dangling silver spheres and ending with a small chain with a clasp.
Handmade coral necklace, adorned with dangling silver spheres and ending with a small chain with a clasp.
A belt made entirely of silver, worn over thobes on the waist. It is decorated with oval shapes which contain images of buildings, likely to be mosques in Istanbul.
A twisted bracelet of high-calibre silver, with an open clasp-less back and two ribbed heads.
A silver necklace with a pear-shaped silver amulet known as a maska. Engraved on one side of the maska are the words 'In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, O Guardian, O Honest One', and on the other side there is a square seal which contains the numbers 2478. According to numerical analysis, this is a love amulet. However, there appears to be a defect in the seal numbers, as the number to be expected here is 2468, which are the first even numbers per the older Arabic alphabet.
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 necklace (amulet) made of several strings of coral, bound together by a chain with amber red and gold beads, ending with a small chain and clasp.
A silver chain with a large Turkish silver coin and three small coins attached to it. It was worn during the Ottoman era, especially by Christian women in Ramallah.
A broad handcrafted silver bracelet from the Hebron region, bearing inscriptions of shapes resembling a turtle, a frog, or a spider. It is clasp-less and has eye-like protrusions. This bracelet was used to indicate that the woman wearing it was breastfeeding.
A silver necklace, containing polygonal glass beads resembling red amber and interspersed with polygonal silver beads engraved with star shapes, each of which ends with a red bead and a silver coin. The necklace ends with a long chain with a clasp.
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.