Dress Item Number: 741/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long black dress with embroidery. The dress has a v-neck and short sleeves. Around the neck is a square panel of a round floral motif, predominantly red on black ground. On the upper back is a rectangular piece with yellow, blue flowers on red ground. The upper sleeves have a floral motif and sleeve ends have red trim. The bottom of the dress has a geometric border reaching up the sides and thicker in the centre front and back. Below the border is a double blue line. The inside is unlined.
Narrative
Purchased by the donor from a Bedouin market in Beersheba in 1977.
Item History
- Made in Asia before 1977
- Collected in Israel during 1977
- Owned by Frances Panar before October 29, 1981
- Received from Frances Panar (Donor) on October 29, 1981
What
- Name
- Dress
- Identification Number
- 741/1
- Type of Item
- dress
- Material
- cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 150.0 cm, width 107.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Bedouin
- Previous Owner
- Frances Panar
- Received from
- Frances Panar (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Asia
- Collected in
- Israel
When
- Creation Date
- before 1977
- Collection Date
- during 1977
- Ownership Date
- before October 29, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on October 29, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0741/0001