Wedding dress, 2000-2001
Bedouinexpand_more
Cotton; needleworkexpand_more
Gift of Richard L. Simmonsexpand_more 2008.41.60
Not on Viewexpand_more
Traditionally, embroidered dresses are an essential part of a young Bedouin woman's marriage trousseau. Before puberty she creates at least seven embroidered dresses, one for each day of the week of her wedding, which is punctuated by a series of rituals and ceremonies. On the third day, the bride dons a white dress elaborately embroidered with a multitude of motifs in auspicious colors.
Bedouin wedding dresses function as a public display of a woman's merit in her ability as an embroiderer and the wealth she brings to the marriage. Today fashion, trade, and individual choice have transformed this tradition. The embellishments on this particular dress suggest that it was made for commercial exchange.
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- Wedding dress
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- 2008.41.60
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