Name of Object:

Traditional dress for a shaykh or shaykha

Other name of the Object (second name):

Costume of the shaykha and of the shaykh of Keserwan

Location:

Beirut, Lebanon

Holding Institution:

Papou Lahoud Couture

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Date of Object:

19th century (costume); contemporary drawing

Material(s) / Technique(s):

The original were made of silk, velvet, gemstones, cashmere, satin, gold, silver

Provenance:

Lebanon

Description:

Featured here is the traditional dress for the shaykh and shaykha of the Keserwan district. The kubran is an embroidered jacket (with or without sleeves) made of silk or velvet. The gumbaz is a long dress or coat embroidered with gold or silver and sometimes adorned with semi-precious jewels. It consisted of three panels and was split on either side of the body, beginning from the hip area. Other components of this traditional attire were a mentiene (blouse), the shirwal baggy trousers, a velvet or satin cape with gold or silver embroidery, and a long belt called a shamle or zunnar made of silk or cashmere depending on the season, and which was wrapped around the waist or hips.

Type of Object

Drawing; clothes; dress; costume

Citation of this web page:

Jeff El-Msanne, Hassan El Masri, Remy Nader "Traditional dress for a shaykh or shaykha" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;lb;98;en

Prepared by: Jeff El-Msanne, Hassan El Masri, Remy Nader
Copyedited by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: LB 115