Libās

NamePants

Artist Artist not recorded

CulturePalestinian

Dateca. 1870

Place madeSyria, Middle East or West Asia, Asia

MediumCotton, silk

Dimensions28 3/4 × 33 7/16 in. (73 × 85 cm)

Credit LineGift of Florence Dibell Bartlett

Object numberA.1955.86.939

Collections

ProvenancePalestine

DescriptionDark blue pantalettes. Wide waist and short legs. Colorful cross stitch embroidery down the legs, primarily orange and red thread. Geometric designs.

Old # 3378 Libās (early twentieth century) This pair of pants is from Syria, but is very similar to no. 3360 in cut, color, and design. Waist: 83.5 cm. (Palestinian Costume and Jewelry, Yedida Kalfon Stillman, 1979 ISBN: 0-82630490-7)