"Search the scriptures" - a Bible class of Christian mothers in Bethlehem, c.1900
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Title
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"Search the scriptures" - a Bible class of Christian mothers in Bethlehem, c.1900
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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 shows a group of women in Bethlehem at a Christian seminary. The women are wearing traditional garments of Bethlehem. Bethlehem was one of
the most famous centres for embroidery in Palestine, with its dresses produced
in linen and silk. The short jacket (taqsireh) worn over a long sleeved,
heavily embroidered dress with a chest panel is customary to the area. The
cone-shaped headdress, known as a 'shatweh', was worn by married women in
Bethlehem and lined with rows of coins, beads and coral, to display family
wealth.
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Identifier
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pb_lc_bwo_7240697
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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/2006679634/
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License
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CC BY 4.0
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Contributor
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Jarvis
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J. F. (John F.)
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1850-
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Type
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1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph, gelatin silver.
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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.1900
