Dress Item Number: 3295/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Full length dress. Rectangular area of embroidering on chest, with V-neck running through. Tops of sleeves embroidered in green, red and yellow. Bottom half of dress decorated with light and medium blue designs with a few areas in pink, green or orange.
Narrative
Purchased by donors in a shop in Jerusalem's old city. The shop owner said he collected textiles in the area around Jerusalem, or in Jordan.
Item History
- Made in Asia
- Collected between 2012 and 2017
- Owned by Barbara Heller and Michael Karton before April 11, 2018
- Received from Barbara Heller (Donor) and Michael Karton (Donor) on April 11, 2018
What
- Name
- Dress
- Identification Number
- 3295/6
- Type of Item
- dress
- Material
- cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 151.5 cm, width 124.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Bedouin
- Previous Owner
- Barbara Heller and Michael Karton
- Received from
- Barbara Heller (Donor) and Michael Karton (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Asia
When
- Collection Date
- between 2012 and 2017
- Ownership Date
- before April 11, 2018
- Acquisition Date
- on April 11, 2018
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3295/0006