Sandals - UAE
Local Name | N’ul, zanubah |
Object Category | Accessory |
Gender | Male |
Place Of orgin | United Arab Emirates |
Region | Wadi al Qor, Ras al Khaimah |
Object Range | UAE, Bahrain, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Yemen |
Dimensions | Length: 34 cm Width: 15 cm |
Materials | Synthetic |
Technique | Other |
Color | |
Provenance | Purchased, Mariam Khalfan Mohammed Khalifah al Maydi al Badwawi, Sharjah 2018 |
Location | Zeman Awwal, Mall of the Emirates |
Status | On Display |
ZI number | ZI2018.500472 UAE |
Object History
Dr. Reem Tariq El Mutwalli
Dr. Reem Tariq el Mutwallī: Founder (CEO) of the Zay
Zay: (Arabic: costume, Pl. azyaā’), a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period. Initiative, a public figure, speaker and author. An expert curator and consultant in Islamic art and architecture, interior design, historic costume, and UAE heritage., The Zay
Zay: (Arabic: costume, Pl. azyaā’), a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period. Initiative founder was initially contacted on Instagram by Mariam Khalfan Mohammed Khalifah al Maydi al Badwawi, who offered to volunteer and help source old artifacts from the northern Emirates for the Zay
Zay: (Arabic: costume, Pl. azyaā’), a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period. Collection. Mariam has been an invaluable addition to our team, as she connects easily with people and patiently explains our role, convincing others to help the cause. This (kandurah_arabiyah
Kandūrah_‘arabīyah: (colloquial Emirati term), coined post 1990s, to refer to the qamīs-like tunic with vertical slit located on the left side of the neckline extending down the chest. The origins of this slit are believed to lie in the Punjabi (kurta) and is generally fastened using cotton thread ball-like buttons ('igham), or metal snaps (siq_w_bic) which were subsequently replaced by transparent versions.ly replaced by transparent versions. khwar_zari) is one of her finds.
Mariam came across this article together with a few more from an elderly person by the name of Yousif Juma
Jūma: (Persian, Synonym: Jama), a mantle to cover the torso. Amongst the women in south of Iran specially from Hormozgan it is a loose shift tunic dress, however the connotation changes and is used to refer to a shirt dress by the women further north.’ Saeed al Ka’bi, who is in his late seventies and lives in a remote area in the valley of al Qor in Ras al Khaimah. He had forgotten them saved in an old trunk dating back to the time of his marriage in 1979 and The Zay
Zay: (Arabic: costume, Pl. azyaā’), a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period. Initiative was lucky to acquire the whole lot.
Object Features
Sandals are worn in the whole Arab Gulf region, traditionally made of woven and braided palm leaf fronds, or wood, animal hide, rubber or synthetics.
This blue child version is commercially produced.
Keywords: n’ul
N’ūl: (Arabic: na’il: sandal, pl. ni’āl), sandals., zanubah