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 silver necklace known as 'mshalshal' intertwined with small chains that end with silver pieces in the form of a crescent and openwork leaves. The necklace has some small circular metal pieces, and on the two ends of the necklace are two circles of silver, inlaid with blue beads and a large red bead in the middle. The necklace ends with a chain and a clasp.
A traditional silver necklace, adorned with 28 Ottoman and Austrian coins, and ending with a silver chain with a clasp. This necklace was worn throughout several regions of Palestine.
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.
A tatreez (embroidery) pattern on Etamine fabric of a watch motif, made of green, yellow, violet, blue, red, and black silk threads.
Japanese shawl made of blue cotton and linen with a square shape, though worn in a triangle shape. It has roses embroidered using tahriri stitches (couching) using pink, white, yellow, and orange silk threads and is fringed on all ends.
A pillowcase from the southern Hebron region, rectangular and made of orange and red linen, cotton, and Syrian cloth. It is embroidered with geometric and plant shapes in the Fallahi (peasant) cross stitch using white, black, orange, fuchsia, and other coloured threads.
A wedding thobe (dress) from the Jerusalem and Bethlehem area. Also known as the Abu Qutba or Janna wa Nar (Heaven and Hell) thobe, it is made of cotton and linen in the colours of red, green, and orange and Ottoman cloth. The chest panel of the thobe was made of different fabrics before being attached and was embroidered with tahriri stitches (couching) with gilded and silk threads dominated by fuchsia, pink, blue, and green colours. Neither the front and back panels of the thobe nor the shoulders bear any tatreez (embroidery).
A tatreez (embroidery) pattern of multiple motifs including the feather motif and the word Palestine in English. The pattern uses green, pink, and red silk threads.