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Name of Object:

Bracelet

Name in original language:

Jadleh

Location:

Amman, Jordan

Holding Institution:

Jordan Museum for Costumes and Jewellery, Department of Antiquities

 About Jordan Museum for Costumes and Jewellery, Amman

Date of Object:

1801

Inventory Number:

72.122

Provenance:

Jordan

Description:

Silver jewellery was the most common, because only rich people could afford gold jewellery. The dowry of silver and gold jewellery was given by the groom to the bride, reflecting the financial status of the groom. The Jordanian economy relied on trades and crafts and new waves of people started to come to Jordan and began to settle for this purpose. This object is an example of how traditional fashion reflected the variegated population composition of Jordan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is also an example of local personal attire, fashion, costumes and rites.

Citation of this web page:

Huda Kilani "Bracelet" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;jo;8;en

Prepared by: Huda Kilani
Copyedited by: Daniel de la VegaDaniel de la Vega

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MWNF Working Number: JO 008

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