The Palestinian Museum permanent collection

Handmade necklace of gemstones resembling amber and onyx, interspersed with glass beads and plated copper spheres and ending with a silver chain with a clasp.

A broad, handmade silver bracelet, bearing inscriptions of geometric shapes. It is clasp-less and has eye-like protrusions. It was used to indicate that the woman wearing it was breastfeeding. It is specific to the Hebron region.

A hijab necklace comprised of a thick chain, bearing a decorated cylindrical amulet handcrafted of silver, also known as a khiyara; from it hang six small silver bells. It was most likely worn in the Hebron area. Inside the amulet would be placed a piece of paper typically inscribed with prayers or Quranic verses.

A broad handcrafted bracelet of high-calibre silver consisting of five parts, including two unengraved edges and three braided middle sections, two thin and one thick. The bracelet bears a stamp that determines the quality of silver. It was widespread in the Naqab desert, and its design was influenced by European bracelets.

A simple open and unadorned silver bracelet (similar to an anklet) with two ribbed heads.

A necklace of red and yellow amber and onyx, interspersed with silver spheres, from which hangs a heart-shaped pendant, adorned with silver tassels and ending with a silver chain and clasp.

A piece of silver made to hang from the burqa’ or to a woman’s braids , adorned with hanging chains, pieces of silver, and beads of red and yellow amber.

A broad handcrafted silver bracelet from the Hebron region, bearing inscriptions of shapes resembling a turtle, a frog, or a spider. It is clasp-less and has eye-like protrusions. This bracelet was used to indicate that the woman wearing it was breastfeeding.

An orange-red amber necklace, consisting of five amber beads interspersed with silver spheres and ending with a silver chain with a clasp.

A broad bracelet adorned with silver spheres, with a large flower-shaped clasp.