A
Ramallah woman in traditional
Palestinian attire, including an
embroidered dowry headdress (
khirqah), ca. 1898–1914. Until the 1940s, traditional Palestinian costumes reflected a woman's
socioeconomic status,
marital status, and the town or district of origin, and a knowledgeable observer could glean such information from the
fabric, colours,
cut, and embroidery motifs (or lack thereof) in a given woman's apparel.
Photo credit: American Colony, Jerusalem