Slippers - UAE
| Local Name | N’ul |
| Object Category | Accessory |
| Gender | Male |
| Place Of orgin | United Arab Emirates |
| Region | Hatta |
| Object Range | UAE, Bahrain, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Yemen |
| Dimensions | Length: 38 cm Width: 16 cm |
| Materials | Leather |
| Technique | Hand Stitched |
| Provenance | Purchased, Mariam Khalfan Mohammed Khalifah al Maydi al Badwawi, Sharjah 2018 |
| Location | Zeman Awwal, Mall of the Emirates |
| Status | On Display |
| ZI number | ZI2018.500513 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 the late Mohammed ‘Ayish al Qaydi, who passed away in the 1990s. Fortunately, his family held on to them and were willing to sell them to The Zay
Zay: (Arabic: costume, Pl. azyaā’), a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period. Initiative.
Object Features
Commercially manufactured brown men’s sandals sporting 3 synthetic straps across the bridge of the feet and attached to a synthetic leather sole.
Sandals are worn in the whole Arab Gulf region, traditionally woven using braided palm leaf fronds, or wood, animal hide, rubber, or synthetics.
This brown adult size version is of low-quality synthetic leather that seems to be imported in the late 1970s and sports the manufacturers’ label (max).
Keywords: N’ul
N’ūl: (Arabic: na’il: sandal, pl. ni’āl), sandals.
