jewish moroccan bride adornment and ritual objects final
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The Moroccan Jewish bride was exalted beyond the domestic realm. Art, material culture and ritual objects offer evidence of the status of the Jewish bride in Morocco.TRANSCRIPT
The Moroccan Jewish Bride: The Moroccan Jewish Bride: Adornment and Ritual ObjectsAdornment and Ritual Objects
Charles-Emile Vernet-Lecomte Femme Juive de Tanger, Paris, 1886
Paige Dansinger
MAP OF MOROCCO Raymond Cretot-Duval, Entrance to the Mellah of Sale', Morocco, 1925
The Grand Costume (El-keswa el-kbira)
Rabat, Morocco, late 19th C.
Jean BescancenotJuive de Sale', Costumes du Moroc
Paris-Horizons de France, 1942.
Grand Costume Tangier, Morocco, 20th C.
Great Dress (berberisca)Tetouan, Morocco, 19th C.
Bridal Crown (taj)
Fez, Morocco, 1920
Silver, engraved, emeralds, rubies
Jewish Woman's Headdress Dra' Valley, Morocco
late 19th C.
Eugene DelacroixThe Jewish Bride, 1832
Paris
Woman’s Head Covering
Tiznit, Morocco, mid-20th C.
Silver-thread embroidery, horse mane hair on cotton, silver, enamel, inlaid glass, beads
Eugene DelacroixSaada, The Wife of Abraham Benchimol
and Preciada, One of their DaughtersTangier, 1832
Hair Ornament. Tangier, Morocco, 1880. Gold, filigree, emeralds.
Pendant. Tetuan, Morocco, 19th C. Gold, rubies, emeralds, pearls, amethyst.
Mattress Cover. Tetuan and Chefchaouen, Morocco, 18th C.
Ketubbah, Wedding Contract Tetuan, Morocco, 1879.
Ketubbah, Wedding Contract Sijl Massa, Morocco,
1928.
Ketubbah with Hamsa Larache, Morocco, Feb 18, 1891.
Ketubbah, Wedding ContractMeknes, Morocco, 1855.
Amulet for New Son Morocco, 1861-2
Silver; engraved and gilt.
Amulet of Mess'udah, Daughter of Hayyim, Amulet Against Lilith, Amulet.
Morocco, late 19th-early 20th C.
Amulet for Mothers Protection. Morocco.
Amulet Wall Hanging for New Son Morocco, 20th C.
Ink on Paper
Amulet for a Newborn Son. Morocco, 20th C.
Mezuzah Cover Morocco, 20th C.
Silver
Menorah/Amulet Papercut. Morocco.
Menorah/Amulet Papercut. Morocco.
Francisco Lameyer y Berenguer. La Marriage Juif a Tangier. Madrid, 1875.