| Local name: | Milfa tur naghdah |
| Object category: | Headwear |
| Gender: | Female |
| Date of object: | Circa 1970 – 1980 |
| Place of origin: | Asia |
| Region: | Qatar |
| Object range: | Qatar, Bahrain, Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, India, Iran |
| Dimensions: | Length: 247cm Width: 96cm |
| Material(s): | Silk, silver |
| Techniques: | Hand embellished |
| Colour: | Black |
| Motif: | Geometric ,floral |
| Provenance: | Gifted, Mr. Jabir al Hajiri, Qatar, 2017 |
| Location: | The Zay Initiative |
| Status: | In storage |
| ZI number: | ZI2017.50037.4 QATAR |
Object History
Mr. Jabir Al-Hajiri contacted Dr. Reem Tariq El Mutwalli through Instagram, due to mutual passion for culture and heritage, and offered to help by sending a few articles as a contribution to the Zay collection, including this cloak (abayah). He recalled he had bought it sometime in the past from a traveling salesman (Lilam) or from the flea market (Suq_Al Haraj) in Doha.
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