Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Oleg Kalashnikov |
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Jewish bride from Sana'a, Yemen
Early 20th century Accession number: O.S.B66.3149, B67.0484, B03.0677, O.S.B66.3151, O.S.B66.3152, O.S.B66.3153, O.S.B66.3150, O.S.B66.3162, O.S.B66.3163, O.S.B66.3161, O.S.B66.3160, O.S.B66.3159, O.S.B66.3158, O.S.B66.3157, O.S.B66.3156, O.S.B66.3155, O.S.B66.3154, O.S.B66.3164, O.S.B66.3165, O.S.B66.3166, O.S.B66.3173, O.S.B66.3172, O.S.B66.3169, O.S.B66.3168, O.S.B66.3170, L-B80.0091, L-B99.0575 On loan from Wizo (Women's International Zionist Organization), in memory of Martha Bamberger, a longtime member of the World Wizo Executive B85.0984 Gift of Rabbanit Bracha Qafih, Jerusalem |
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Unlike her counterparts in other areas of Yemen, the Jewish bride from Sana’a looked like a dazzling piece of jewelry herself. She wore a tall tiara adorned with pearls (“tishbuk lulu”) and surrounded by a row of sweet-scented flowers. A green silk scarf (“wardiyyeh”) hanging from the top of the tiara flowed down her back, and sprigs of basil and rue (“ambar”) were attached to her temples to ward off the evil eye.
Triangular filigree pendants with long pearl chains hung from either side of the tiara, against the bride’s temples, and a “labbeh” necklace framed her chin. Beneath the labbeh, her chest was decorated with rows of beaded necklaces worn in a set order. Most of the necklaces were made of hollow silver or gilt-silver spheres (“dugag”); others were made of threaded coral beads (“‘agd mirjan”) and pearls (“ma’nageh lulu”). Each necklace had an amulet container (“kutub”) in the center. Under the set of necklaces was a chain of bells (“hijaleh |
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