Thobe (woman’s robe)
DateEarly 20th C.
GeographyPalestine
MediumCotton, silk, plain weave, embroidery (cross stitch, chain stitch), handstitching
Dimensions151.8 x 133.4 cm (59 3/4 x 52 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Pam Jaasko in memory of Dorothy Fisk, HAA volunteer, 1990 (6123.1)
Object number6123.1
DescriptionArab woman’s handstitched robe of black plain weave cotton embroidered in silk with tree-of-life design, predominantly in red, accentuated with small rectangles of orange, purple, gold, and light blue. Piece inserted, possibly for lengthening of the robe; embroidery of insert matched to robe design.On View
Not on view
c. 1750
early 20th century
Late 19th- early 20th C.
Late 19th- early 20th C.
Late 19th - early 20th C.
20th century
early 19th c.
Made before 1918
18th to 19th c.