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Overdress for women
This overgarment (Arabic: abaya) has a matching veil. It is worn both indoors and outdoors over ordinary clothing. Wide abayas are a symbol of female modesty and morality, and are meant to disguise feminine shapes. They should reach down to the ground. Underneath, women wear whatever they like, ranging from a skirt to jeans or other pants; on festive occasions, Saudi women often choose a dress or …
Type of item
- Object Type: outerwear
- outerwear
- Outerwear
Date
- 2000/2015
Medium
- Material: glass
- Material: artificial fibres
- glass
- artificial material
- Synthetic fiber
- Glass
Type of item
- Object Type: outerwear
- outerwear
- Outerwear
Date
- 2000/2015
Medium
- Material: glass
- Material: artificial fibres
- glass
- artificial material
- Synthetic fiber
- Glass
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Creation date
- 2000
- 2000/2015
Provenance
- 2015-06-01
- Aankoop
Identifier
- 7070-33a
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/europeana-fashion/1033342
Format
- Technique: weaving techniques
- textile techniques
- Weave
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Is related to
- brown
- silk (silkworm material)
- ambergris
- denim
Year
- 2000
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-03-31T16:16:09.268Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-10-20T13:51:01.552Z