MATERIAL POWER: PALESTINIAN EMBROIDERY
Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery explores the historical life and contemporary significance of Palestinian embroidery. This ancient and beautiful practice remains an important living tradition and the most prominent cultural material of Palestine today. Curated by Rachel Dedman, the exhibition looks at the ways in which embroidery, primarily undertaken by women, has evolved through a century of turbulent history for the Palestinian people.
Image: Detail of dress from Beit Dajan, 1930s, From the collection of George M. Al-Ama ©the Whitworth, The University of Manchester. Photography by Ruth Wedgbury. Image above: Everyday dress from Gaza or Hebron, 1935-1940, from the collection of Tiraz: Widad Kawar Home for Arab Dress...................................
Image: Detail of dress from Beit Dajan, 1930s, From the collection of George M. Al-Ama ©the Whitworth, The University of Manchester. Photography by Ruth Wedgbury. Image above: Everyday dress from Gaza or Hebron, 1935-1940, from the collection of Tiraz: Widad Kawar Home for Arab Dress...................................
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