Bethlehem women at home, c.1900-1920

Title: Bethlehem women at home, c.1900-1920
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an image held within the Library of Congress. The image features three women sitting on a rug smoking arghileh (water pipe). All the women are wearing the shatweh - the cone-shaped women's headdress unique to Bethlehem. The caption on the negative reads: "Bethlehem women at home".
Identifier: pb_lc_bwo_7240640
Subject: Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Diaspora; Bethlehem Women collection; Shatweh; Arghileh; Bethlehem rugs; Bethlehem headdress; Smoking in Bethlehem
References: https://www.loc.gov/item/mpc2004000267/PP/
License: CC BY 4.0
Creator: G. Eric and Edith Matson
Contributor: G. Eric and Edith Matson Collection
Type: 1 negative: glass, dry plate ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.
Source: Library of Congress, G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection
Spatial Coverage: 31.7053996/ 35.1936877
Rights Holder: Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.
Date (approximate): c.1900-1920