"Ruth" story, c.1940-1946

Title: "Ruth" story, c.1940-1946
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an image held within the Library of Congress. The women pictured have been captured mid-performance in the re-enactment of Old Testament Book of Ruth. They are dressed in traditional Palestinian dress, local to the Bethlehem region. They are both wearing festive dresses with heavily embroidered chest panels, which would usually include elements of Syrian silk, European velvet, brocade and cotton prints. The dress and movements of the women would indicate that they are celebrating a wedding (see "relation" field). This image exists as part of the Bethlehem Women collection within the Library of Congress project of the Planet Bethlehem Archive.
Identifier: pb_lc_bwo_7240721
Subject: Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Diaspora; Bethlehem Women collection; Bibical gaze; Bethlehem embroidery; Jewish Bethlehem; Bethlehem weddings
References: https://www.loc.gov/item/mpc2005008564/PP/
License: CC BY 4.0
Contributor: G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection
Type: 1 negative: safety film ; 4 x 5 in.
Source: Library of Congress, Matson Collection
Spatial Coverage: 31.7053996/ 35.1936877
Rights Holder: Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.
Date (approximate): c.1940-1946