09/03/2026
The historical photograph features a woman wearing the traditional, embroidered Palestinian thobe specific to the Ramallah region, wearing the traditional traditional headdress adorned with coins and beads, as she sits holding a clay jar.
The traditional women's headdress in the Ramallah region in the past is known by several heritage names, most notably the Sumada, Wiqaya, or Sifta.
This photograph is part of the archive of the studio of the famous Armenian photographer Johannes Krikorian Studio in Jerusalem, and dates back to approximately 1920. It shows a standing woman named Zarouhi Kundikian Deyirmenjian in Bedouin attire, while the other woman is seated in the traditional attire of the city of Ramallah.
