--- product_id: 12292529 title: "Palestinian Costume" price: "AED 265" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/12292529-palestinian-costume store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # Comprehensive historical survey Rare archival & modern photos Lavish silk embroidery details Palestinian Costume **Price:** AED 265 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🧣 Wear the story of a resilient culture β€” don’t miss this vibrant heritage! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Palestinian Costume - **How much does it cost?** AED 265 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/12292529-palestinian-costume) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Timeless Cultural Legacy:** Explore 200 years of Palestinian traditional dress evolution. - β€’ **Visual Journey Through Time:** Includes rare studio, archive, and contemporary photographs. - β€’ **Field-Researched Authenticity:** Based on decades of firsthand research across Palestinian regions. - β€’ **Intricate Embroidery Artistry:** Discover lavish silk embroidery and symbolic patchwork that tell stories. - β€’ **Deep Social & Symbolic Insight:** Unpack the cultural and wedding symbolism woven into every garment. ## Overview This book offers an in-depth, richly illustrated exploration of Palestinian traditional costumes from the 19th to 20th century, highlighting their cultural, social, and symbolic significance through extensive field research and rare photographic archives. ## Description The traditional costumes of the Palestinian villagers and Bedouin are of exceptional beauty and diversity, especially the festive costumes of the women with their lavish silk embroidery and patchwork and their dramatic headdresses encrusted with coins. This book surveys male and female fashions from the early nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth, and describes the main regional styles of costume, their materials and ornamentation, against the background of Palestinian life and culture. The emphasis throughout the book is on the social and symbolic significance of costume, and the final chapters analyze in detail the language of costume in the context of the wedding.The book is based on extensive field research the author has conducted at intervals since 1967 among Palestinians in Israel, the Occupied Territories, and Jordan. The illustrations include studio photographs of magnificent garments in museum collections, archive photographs from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and recent photographs of costumes still made and worn. Review: A Wonderful Vision of Traditional Palestine - This book is an amazing tribute to the lasting legacy of traditional dress as envisioned by the people of Palestine. Traditional people always identify with their form of dress because of its outward identifiable mark of who a people are inwardly. The symbolism found in the images and geometric patterns of the dress design are indicative of the harmony and symmetry that exist within the soul of the 'simple folk of the land' (i.e. the fallaheen; sometimes referred to in translation as 'country folk,' or even 'farmers'). These are the people who are the "salt of the earth," as another expression in the English language would have it. Palestinian traditional dress is that outward expression of an inner call to a balanced and grounded relationship with God and nature, Heaven and earth. Birds of paradise perched on a tree, gazelles bouncing amidst a stylized, other-wordly landscape, flowers blooming in the ether of a space alluded to in the mystical poetry of the Holy Land. Ultimately, when one sits in contemplation of the dress of traditional Palestine, one is unknowingly looking at oneself in a mirror. Review: Amazing Resource - Informational book with some patterns and history ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,893,759 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,143 in Textile & Costume (Books) #5,644 in Arts & Photography Criticism #6,430 in Cultural Anthropology (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 34 Reviews | ## Images ![Palestinian Costume - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81tV9Yju6oL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Wonderful Vision of Traditional Palestine *by Y***1 on May 29, 2013* This book is an amazing tribute to the lasting legacy of traditional dress as envisioned by the people of Palestine. Traditional people always identify with their form of dress because of its outward identifiable mark of who a people are inwardly. The symbolism found in the images and geometric patterns of the dress design are indicative of the harmony and symmetry that exist within the soul of the 'simple folk of the land' (i.e. the fallaheen; sometimes referred to in translation as 'country folk,' or even 'farmers'). These are the people who are the "salt of the earth," as another expression in the English language would have it. Palestinian traditional dress is that outward expression of an inner call to a balanced and grounded relationship with God and nature, Heaven and earth. Birds of paradise perched on a tree, gazelles bouncing amidst a stylized, other-wordly landscape, flowers blooming in the ether of a space alluded to in the mystical poetry of the Holy Land. Ultimately, when one sits in contemplation of the dress of traditional Palestine, one is unknowingly looking at oneself in a mirror. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing Resource *by N***O on June 17, 2024* Informational book with some patterns and history ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It’s a treasure *by K***A on December 14, 2023* This book is full of great information and photos ## Frequently Bought Together - Palestinian Costume - THOBNA: Reclaiming Palestinian Dresses in the Diaspora - TATREEZ COMPANION: Palestinian Embroidery Study Booklet (Second Edition) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/12292529-palestinian-costume](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/12292529-palestinian-costume) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-10-19*