Aesthetics and Ritual in the United Arab Emirates: The Anthropology of Food and Personal Adornment Among Arabian Women |
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The United Arab Emirates a federation of seven emirates - Abu Dhabi, Dubai,
Sharjah, Ras al Khaimah, Ajman, Umm al Qawain, and Fujairah - was formerly
known as the Coast of Trucial Oman. The area (see maps) occupies part of the
jutting ...
The United Arab Emirates a federation of seven emirates - Abu Dhabi, Dubai,
Sharjah, Ras al Khaimah, Ajman, Umm al Qawain, and Fujairah - was formerly
known as the Coast of Trucial Oman. The area (see maps) occupies part of the
jutting ...
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Gold jewelry is characteristic of women living on the coast, whereas silver jewelry
is specifically bedouin. Most bedouin silver jewelry has a variety of shapes with
religious significance: Quran boxes, crescents, amulets, and charms with written
...
Gold jewelry is characteristic of women living on the coast, whereas silver jewelry
is specifically bedouin. Most bedouin silver jewelry has a variety of shapes with
religious significance: Quran boxes, crescents, amulets, and charms with written
...
Pagina 61
It is tied at the waist by a cloth band called nas'ah in the coast, habchah or
dakkah in the mountains and desert. For festive occasions the women wear a
sirwal decorated at the ankles by hand-made (Photo 24) or machine-sewn
embroideries ...
It is tied at the waist by a cloth band called nas'ah in the coast, habchah or
dakkah in the mountains and desert. For festive occasions the women wear a
sirwal decorated at the ankles by hand-made (Photo 24) or machine-sewn
embroideries ...
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General | 11 |
The Tactile Experience | 29 |
The Visual Experience | 52 |
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Aesthetics and Ritual in the United Arab Emirates: The Anthropology of Food and Personal Adornment Among Arabian Women |
| Autore | Aïda Kanafani-Zahar |
| Editore | American University of Beirut, 1983 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of Michigan |
| Digitalizzato | 8 ott 2008 |
| Lunghezza | 119 pagine |
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