Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Mauro Magliani
Lulwi dress for a woman after childbirth (also used as burial shrouds)
Sana'a, Yemen
Late 19th century
Cotton, metal-thread embroidery
On loan from Wizo (Women's International Zionist Organization), in memory of Martha Bamberger, a longtime member of the World Wizo Executive
Accession number: L-B80.0080
 
 


Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir