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Overview > Jewish Art and Life Wing > Costume and Jewelry: A Matter of Identity

Moroccan woman’s outfit Tafilalet region First half of the 20th century	Tunisian man’s attire Early 20th century	Hassidic Sabbath attire Jerusalem Late 20th century	*Fringed garment (tallit katan)* Romania First half of the 20th century	Bukharan man's outfit Late 19th - early 20th century
Clothes of Rabbi Sasson Kadoorie, the Last Chief Rabbi of Iraqi Jewry	Afghan woman’s street wear Herat Mid-20th century	Outfit of a Jewish woman from Gabès Tunisia First half of the 20th century	Attire of a woman from Iraqi Kurdistan Early 20th century	Ethiopian woman’s attire Mid-20th century
Georgian woman's attire Tbilisi Late 19th - early 20th century	Algerian woman’s ceremonial outfit Mid-19th century	Indian woman’s attire Bene Israel Late 20th century	Bridal gown Jerusalem Early 20th century	*Man’s hooded cape (akhnif)* Atlas Mountains, Morocco Late 19th - early 20th century
Hassidic Shtreimel Jerusalem Late 20th century	Yellow badge Germany, Holland and France 1940s	Woman's cap Afghanistan Early 20th century	Women's cap Bukhara, Uzbekistan Early 20th century	*Woman's headgear(mehdor)* Tiznit, Morocco Mid-20th century
Women's bonnet Germany 19th century	*Married women's festive headgear (kupkh* or sherntikhel)** Eastern Europe 18th-19th century	*Women's head covering (Kufiya)* Djerba, Tunisia Mid-20th century	*Women's head covering (Kufiya)* Djerba, Tunisia Mid-20th century	*Forehead ornament(swalf), used to conceal the hair* Rabat, Morocco Early 20th century
*Married women's headgear (karkush)* Sana'a, Yemen Early 20th century	*Women's headgear (duka)* Tunis, Tunisia Late 19th – early 20th century	*Women's headgear (kalpushak)* Bukhara, Uzbekistan Late 19th – early 20th century	*Women's head ornament (sarma)* Algeria Mid-19th century	Men's head covering for Yom Kippur Germany 19th century
Men's skullcap Land of Israel or Yemen Early 20th century	Men's cap Yemen Early 20th century	Men's hat Israel	Knitted cap Israel	Rabbinical hat Rome, Italy ca. 1960
Men's hat Iran Late 19th century	Men's skullcap Afghanistan Early 20th century	Men's skullcap Bukhara, Uzbekistan Early 20th century	Children's skullcap Aqra, Iraqi Kurdistan Mid-20th century	Men's skullcap Erfoud, תפילאלת, Morocco Mid-20th century
*Men's skullcap (yarmulke)* Jerusalem, Israel Mid-20th century	*Fringes (tsisith* or tallit katan)** Syria or Turkey 19th century	*Prayer shawl (tallit)* Germany 18th century	*Fringed garment (tallit katan)* Bulgaria 19th century	*Fringes (tsisith* or tallit katan)** Sarre Union, Alsace, France Mid-20th century
*Prayer shawl (tallit)* Southern Yemen Early 20th century	*Prayer shawl (tallit)* Tafilalet, Morocco Early 20th century	*Neckband for prayer shawl (atara)* Poland Late 19th - early 20th century	*Neckband for prayer shawl (atara)* Poland Late 19th – early 20th century	*Prayer shawl (tallit)* Ruzhin, Ukraine Early 20th century
Jewish bride from Sana'a, Yemen Early 20th century	The Jewelry of Jewish Brides in Djerba	The Jewelry of Jewish Women in Lybia	The Jewelry of Jewish Women in El Kelaa des Mgouna, Southern Morocco	The Jewelry of Jewish Brides in Herat, Afghanistan
The Jewelry of Jewish Women in Bukhara	The Jewelry of Jewish Brides in Northern Yemen	The Jewelry of Urban Jewish Brides in Morocco Sefrou, Morocco	The Jewelry of Jewish Women in the Draa Valley	Parkhane forehead ornament Bukhara Early-mid 20th century
Parkhane forehead ornament Bukhara, Uzbekistan Early-mid 20th century	Fibulae Taroudant, Morocco Early 20th century	Headdress decoration Sana'a, Yemen Late 19th - early 20th century	Qubleh hood adornment Sana'a, Yemen Early 20th century	Headdress decoration Sana'a, Yemen Late 19th - early 20th century
Tapesh pendant Bukhara or Herat Early 20th century	Fulet hamsa amulet pendant Marrakesh, Morocco Late 19th century	Feqron belt buckle Morocco Early 20th century	Silver binding for Esther scroll Italy 18th century	Amulet case Serbia 18th-19th century
Enamel earrings Herat, Afghanistan Late 19th century	Herz amulet Tiznit, Morocco Early 20th century	Duwwah al-mehdor earring pendant Tahala, Morocco Early 20th century	*Temple ornament ('aluj)* Yemen Early 20th century	Torah finial with bells Aden, Yemen 19th century
*Jewish women’s belt (mangad)* Al-Baydha, southeastern Yemen Early 20th century	Toddler's anklet with bells Baghdad, Iraq Mid-20th century	Anklet Djerba, Tunisia Early 20th century	Anklet with bells Yemen 20th century	Children’s necklace with amulets Iraqi Kurdistan Early 20th century
Amulet necklace Yemen 20th century	*Necklace (mashhatta)* Southern Yemen, Yemen Early 20th century	Beaded necklace Morocco Early 20th century	Hotfis necklace Tahala, Morocco Early 20th century	Shkhab necklace Djerba, Tunisia Early 20th century
Women and children's necklace with amulets shaped like a baby in a cradle Iranian Kurdistan Early 20th century	Amulet Iraqi Kurdistan or Iran Late 19th century	Women’s belt Tunisia Early 20th century	Shiviti amulet with menorah formed from the verses of Psalms 67 Iran 18th-19th century	Fibula Algeria Early 20th century
Pendant with Star of David and cross Ethiopia Mid-20th century	Women’s head ornament Morocco Early 20th century	*Hamsa* Morocco Early 20th century	Hamsa Tangier, Morocco 20th century	Children’s amulet necklace Iran Mid-20th century
Kuffat fatmeh amuletic choker or head ornament Ta’amreh Bedouin tribe, Bethlehem region Early 20th century	Herz amulet case pendant Tiznit, Morocco Early 20th century	Protective amulet against miscarriage Kerrando, Morocco Mid-20th century	Tawq-u-khoratah amulet Sana'a, Yemen Early 20th century	Hirz amulet case pendant Haidan, Yemen Early 20th century
*Ornamental fibulae (mraya)* Beni Sbih, Morocco 20th century	*Belt and buckle (holqa faraq beslasel)* Kairouan or Moknin region, Tunisia Mid-20th century	Seashell necklace Ethiopia 20th century	Shairia necklace Tunisia 20th century	Necklace Mashhad, Iran 20th century
Buckle adorned with mythical bird Bezalel, Jerusalem 1908-29 Artist: Erich Goldberg	Brooch with a depiction of Yael Bezalel, Jerusalem 1921-29 Artist: Moshe Murro (1888 – 1957)	Cameo brooch with a depiction of Jephthah’s weeping daughter Bezalel, Jerusalem 1911-29 Artist: Moshe Murro (?)	Medallion with a depiction of the Tower of David Bezalel, Jerusalem 1913-29 Artist: Reuven Leaf (Lifshitz)	Medallion with a depiction of Absalom’s Tomb Bezalel, Jerusalem 1913-29 Artist: Reuven Leaf (Lifshitz)
Medallion with a portrait of Theodor Herzl Bezalel, Jerusalem 1913-29 Artist: Reuven Leaf (Lifshitz)	Buckle adorned with candlesticks and flowers Bezalel, Jerusalem 1908-29	Brooch with pearl pendant Bezalel, Jerusalem 1908-29	Brooch with pearl pendant Bezalel, Jerusalem 1908-29	Silver cigarette holder Bezalel, Jerusalem 1908-29
Pendant or brooch with a depiction of a Yemenite girl New Bezalel, Jerusalem 1950s	Medallion with a depiction of an Oriental Jew Bezalel, Jerusalem 1913-27 Artists: Aharon Shaul Schur and Shmuel Ben-David	Feather-shaped pen holder Bezalel, Jerusalem 1908-29	Silver buckle Bezalel, Jerusalem 1908-29

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