The Palestinian Museum permanent collection

A broad, handmade silver bracelet, bearing inscriptions of geometric shapes. It is clasp-less and has eye-like protrusions. It was used to indicate that the woman wearing it was breastfeeding. It is specific to the Hebron region.

Handmade necklace of gemstones resembling amber and onyx, interspersed with glass beads and plated copper spheres and ending with a silver chain with a clasp.

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

A hijab necklace comprised of a thick chain, bearing a decorated cylindrical amulet handcrafted of silver, also known as a khiyara; from it hang six small silver bells. It was most likely worn in the Hebron area. Inside the amulet would be placed a piece of paper typically inscribed with prayers or Quranic verses.

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 necklace of red and yellow amber and onyx, interspersed with silver spheres, from which hangs a heart-shaped pendant, adorned with silver tassels and ending with a silver chain and clasp.

A piece of silver made to hang from the burqa’ or to a woman’s braids , adorned with hanging chains, pieces of silver, and beads of red and yellow amber.

A bride’s mirror holder and kohl (eyeliner) maker made of cotton and cloth. It is embroidered with geometric and plant shapes and its tatreez (embroidery) is made of red, black, and orange silk threads. It has an opening at the top in which the kohl bottle is placed, and from its lower part hangs the mirror wrapped in a piece of cloth and decorated with coloured lace and beads. It is decorated with pieces of Ottoman currency.

Iraqiyya from the southern Hebron area is a small headwrap made of heavy cotton cloth entirely embroidered with predominately red silk threads. It holds several coins which hang down the sides and are called laffayef or laffalef; they are embroidered with silk threads and end in wool tassels decorated with blue beads. The bride would typically wrap the tassels around her hair or her neck to hang on her chest.