The Palestinian Museum permanent collection

Sarafand Thobe

A dress (thobe) from the area of Sarafand, Ramla District. It is made of off-white linen and embroidered with primarily blue and maroon silk threads. The chest panel of the thobe is embroidered with multi-colored plant shapes as roses mostly in indigo blue, while its collar is embroidered with manajil (sickles) motifs. As for the shoulders, there is no embroidery, whereas embroidery in the shapes of two trees and a triangle appears on the back of the chest panel (the upper back neckline).

Sarafand Thobe

A dress (thobe) from the area of Sarafand, Ramla district. It is made of off-white linen and embroidered with primarily red silk threads. The chest panel of the thobe is adorned with heavy tatreez (embroidery) made up of plant shapes that are dominated by red and indigo colors. As for the shoulders, there is no embroidery, while an embroidery of plant shapes as roses appears on the back of the chest panel (the upper back neckline). The sleeves are embroidered with a stitch pattern of plant shapes, while the cuffs are embroidered with rose motif and duck-like animal shapes.

Al Na'ani Thobe

A thobe (dress) from the area of Ramla. It is made of beige linen and cotton and embroidered with red silk threads. The chest panel of the thobe is embroidered with feather motifs and geometric shapes with a Fallahi (peasant) cross stitch. As for the shoulders and the back of the chest panel (the upper back neckline), there is no embroidery. The sleeves are embroidered with a thin stitch pattern, while the cuffs are embroidered with a fan motif.

Sarafand Thobe

A thobe (dress) from the area of Sarafand, Ramla. It is made of beige linen and cotton and embroidered with primarily red silk threads. The chest panel of the thobe is embroidered with plant shapes like roses surrounded by feather motifs with a Fallahi (peasant) cross stitch. The shoulders are not embroidered, whereas an embroidery of two roses appears on the back of the chest panel.

Beit Dajan Thobe

A thobe (dress) from the area of Beit Dajan, Yaffa. It is made of beige linen and cotton and embroidered with primarily maroon silk threads with a Fallahi (peasant) cross stitch. The chest panel of the thobe is embroidered with plant and geometric shapes. As for the shoulders and the back of the chest panel (the upper back neckline), they are made of purple satin and embroidered in the rose motif with a Laff stitch.

The Israeli Worker

"The Israeli Worker: Achievements, Attitudes, and Aspirations," written by Dr Ferdynand Zweig, a visiting Professor of Labour Relations at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The book is printed by Herzl Press and Sharon Books in New York in 1959. It is 305 pages long and dedicated to the author's wife, Dora.

Beit Dajan Thobe

A thobe (dress) from the area of Beit Dajan, Yaffa. It is made of black linen and cotton and embroidered with primarily red silk threads with a Fallahi (peasant) cross stitch. The chest panel of the thobe is adorned with heavy tatreez (embroidery) made up of geometric shapes and the pendant motif bordered by the cypress shape, whereas its collar has a tatreez of manajil (sickles) motifs.

Al-Safiriyya Thobe

A thobe (dress) from the area of Al-Safiriyya, Jaffa. It is made of black linen and cotton and embroidered with silk threads with Fallahi (peasant) cross stitch. The chest panel of the thobe is adorned with heavy tatreez (embroidery) of geometric and plant shapes. As for the sleeves and the back of the chest panel (the upper back neckline), they are made of red silk and embroidered with plant and geometric shapes and the mountains motif. The sleeves have a tatreez (embroidery) of plant shapes like roses and the bird motif, while the cuffs are embroidered with various geometric shapes.