So the gist of the question seems to be: * Islamic Middle East, near Jerusalem (although no guarantees that his original source was specific to that location) * garment/cloth woven to shape, not cut or sewn * worn by emir (presumably in his original source material) * name something like "bougameleon" * needs to verify correct name to satisfy his copy-editor
Not my area at all, but I do have a few books from the Eretz Israel Museum on Palestinian clothing styles. I cant immediately guess the word(s) your guy is lookking for; the transcription is too corrupted. Here's some ideas, tho'. Rahmallah & Jaffa style c 1900: thob malek = dress or tunic bughmeh mshanshaleh = a kind of choker zunnar maqruneh = a girdle or wide woven belt or sash Nablus area c. 1930s: thob muradden = underdress Other words to try for Palestinian traditional garments of the 19th & 20th c Malakeh = a thob Maqallam = a thob again Abu aitein Abu wardeh Abu qutbeh Abyad = still another word for the basic thob tunic --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
