The Role of the Jordanian Embroidery in Preserving the Non-verbal language of the Cultural Heritage
Authors : Sarah Alkhateeb
Abstract : The art of embroidery is considered one of the ancient folk arts of dazzling beauty and masterfully depending on the needle and thread and a high artistic taste to draw artistic paintings with bright and beautiful threads embroidered on clothes and fabrics as aesthetic paintings in multiple forms, carrying with them the legacy of the past and its originality.Traditionally three types of clothes for women exist in Jordan. Westernized females in new western clothing. Quite devout women wear Libisshar'i or jilbab. It is a buttons front’s dress by a scarfed neck, which is a full body length dress with long sleeves. Religious women's shops in Jordan are popular. Several other nations Female shops Shar'i from Jordan. The national costume is indeed the third form of dress. This is a woven garment, in which the designs of the area of which the wearer comes are embroidered and sewn. The purpose of this study is to show the role of the Jordanian Embroidery in Preserving the Non-verbal language of the Cultural Heritage, the researcher used samples of traditional costumes from different cities in Jordan such as Ajloun, Salt, Irbid, Jarash, Maan, and the beduin folklore. The researcher collected photos representing different styles accompanied with historical background about each. Finally, the researcher made some interviews with some people who are interested in folklore and its role in preserving cultural identity.
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The Jordanian Traditional Dress of Women as a Form of Cultural Heritage
Authors : Sarah Alkhateeb
Abstract : This research explores the Jordanian traditional dress of women as a form of cultural heritage. The dress of the Jordanian woman expresses her social and cultural functions and reflects the local environment in its social and cultural frameworks and the determinants of the natural formation of climate and terrain, in addition to what is expressed by the person’s social status and position in the social ladder of any society. Therefore, the traditional dress of Jordanian women is distinguished by its abundance and diversity. Few studies have been conducted on the Jordanian traditional dress of women, the lack of studies about the Jordanian traditional dress of women needs highlighting and the characteristics of this dress have to be featured and documented as a part of cultural heritage. The main aim of this research is to contribute or to develop a conservation strategy to save this part of cultural heritage from loss. In this research, the qualitative method approach will be used and will follow the ethnographic method. The data will be gathered from a primary source which is the single focus group discussion with the TIRAZ museum team; the Jordanian traditional dress will be explored across three regions: The North, Middle and South of Jordan, investigating the regional differences and focusing on the details of the individual garment.
Keywords : Jordanian traditional dress, cultural heritage, tiraz museum, ethnographic method
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