Traditional Palestinian Costume: Origins and Evolutions by Hanan Karaman Munayyer
Traditional Palestinian Costume: Origins and Evolutions by Hanan Karaman Munayyer
Traditional Palestinian Costume: Origins and Evolutions by Hanan Karaman Munayyer
Traditional Palestinian Costume: Origins and Evolutions by Hanan Karaman Munayyer
Traditional Palestinian Costume: Origins and Evolutions by Hanan Karaman Munayyer
Traditional Palestinian Costume: Origins and Evolutions by Hanan Karaman Munayyer
Traditional Palestinian Costume: Origins and Evolutions by Hanan Karaman Munayyer

Traditional Palestinian Costume: Origins and Evolutions by Hanan Karaman Munayyer

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Watan offers a curated selection of used Palestinian books, ranging from works of non-fiction to prose, poetry to novels, and more. This offering is an extension of our Palestinian Women's Library (available for free use at our Orland Park location).

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A joyous celebration of pattern and color, and of an enduring Palestinian tradition.

The historical and cultural richness of Palestine is reflected visually in its costume and embroidery. Distinguished by boldness of color, richness of pattern, and diversity of style, and combined with great needlework skill, these textiles have long played an important role in Palestinian culture and identity and manifested themselves in every aspect of Palestinian life.

Based on over twenty-five years of extensive field research and the culling of museum resources and publications from around the world, this book presents the most exhaustive and up-to-date study of the origins of Palestinian embroidery and costume—from antiquity through medieval Arab textile arts to the present. It documents region by region the evolution of costume and the textile arts in Palestine in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It is lavishly illustrated with over 500 full-color photographs from the highly praised Munayyer Collection, which includes a whole range of embroidered textiles from traditional costumes and coin headdresses of Palestinian village women to cloaks and jackets worn by village men to belts, sashes, and footwear. The exquisite colors of the silk stitching on natural linens are a feast for the eye.

The sumptuous photography and author’s well-informed text greatly enrich our appreciation of Palestinian embroidery and make this book a valuable resource that displays this unique art in all its splendor.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Hanan Karaman Munayyer, a Palestinian-American, is co-founder and president of the Palestinian Heritage Foundation. She has researched and lectured on Palestinian textile arts for over twenty years.

 

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BOOK CONDITION: NEW

PAGES: 560