Bethlemiteine, c.1880-1890
Item
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Title
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Bethlemiteine, c.1880-1890
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Description
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This is a digital reproduction of an image held within the Library of Congress. The image is a full-length portrait of a woman from Bethlehem, taken by the Italian photographer Tancrède Dumas. The woman is wearing the cone-shaped shatweh headdress unique to married Bethlehem women. Rows of coins and other valuable items were sown into shatwehs to display the family's wealth.
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Identifier
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pb_lc_bwo_7240670
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Subject
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Bethlehem
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Palestine
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Palestinian Diaspora
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Bethlehem Women collection
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Shatweh
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Bethlehem headdress
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References
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https://www.loc.gov/item/2004669815/
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License
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CC BY 4.0
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Creator
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Tancrède Dumas
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Type
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Digital reproduction of photographic print.
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Source
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Library of Congress
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Spatial Coverage
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31.7053996/ 35.1936877
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Rights Holder
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Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.
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Date (approximate)
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c.1880-1890
