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The award winning Palestinian History Tapestry uses the embroidery skills of Palestinian women to illustrate aspects of the land and peoples of Palestine – from Neolithic times to the present.
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Neolithic Period (9,500—4,000 BCE)
Pre-pottery statue
تمثال من العصر الحجري الحديث ما قبل الفخاري
Pre-pottery statue Size: 59 x 41 cm
Embroidered by: Basma Al-Natoor [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon
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Panel 0010
Walled Jericho
جدار اريحا
Walled Jericho Size: 59 x 77 cm
Embroidered by: Hekmat Ashour [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0020
Stone-Copper Age (4,000—3,000 BCE)
Chalcolithic figurine
تمثال من العصر النحاسي
Chalcolithic figurine Size: 59 x 39 cm
Embroidered by: Janet Jameel Hamad [Silwad], Amman, Jordan
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Panel 0030
Chalcolithic ram
تمثال الكبش من العصر النحاس
Chalcolithic ram Size: 59 x 94 cm
Embroidered by: Naama al Awawdah [Es Samu], Khalil District, Palestine
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Panel 0040
Bronze Age (3,000—1,250 BCE)
Electrum jug
ابريق من الالكتروم
Electrum jug Size: 59 x 37 cm
Embroidered by: Basma Al-Natoor [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon
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Panel 0050
Beni Hasan mural (1)
جدارية بني حسن (1)
Beni Hasan mural (1) Size: 59 x 140 cm
Embroidered by: Amina Abu-Rabia', Drejat, Naqab
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Panel 0060
Beni Hasan mural (2)
جدارية بني حسن (2)
Beni Hasan mural (2) Size: 59 x 115 cm
Embroidered by: Amina Abu-Rabia', Drejat, Naqab
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Panel 0070
Iron Age (1,250—721 BCE)
Philistine warrior
المحارب الفليستي/الفلستيني
Philistine warrior Size: 59 x 37 cm
Embroidered by: Iman Shehaby [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh Lebanon
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Panel 0080
Philistine migration to Palestine
هجرة الكنعانيون إلى فلسطين
Philistine migration to Palestine Size: 59 x 80 cm
Embroidered by: Amine Abu Rabia', Drejat, NaqabBased on a design sketched by: Laila Tibi [Taybeh] Palestine
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Panel 0090
Philistine pottery, swans
فخار فليستي
Philistine pottery, swans Size: 59 x 92 cm
Embroidered by: Hadeel Abu-Rabia', Drejat, Naqab
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Panel 0100
Philistine pottery, bird
الطائر الفليستي
Philistine pottery, bird Size: 59 x 99 cm
Embroidered by: Basma Al-Natoor [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon
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Panel 0110
Assyrian siege of Lachish, 701 BCE
الحصار الآشوري لمدينة لكيش
Assyrian siege of Lachish, 701 BCE Size: 59 x 84 cm
Embroidered by: Khawla Dahrouj [Bir Seb’a], Gaza Based on a design sketched by: Shaymaa Abu-Hasanain [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0120
Babylonian/Persian Period (721—332 BCE)
Ba’al, God of Storm Cloud
بعل، إلاهبعل، اله الصواعق والسحب
Ba’al, God of Storm Cloud Size: 59 x 38 cm
Embroidered by: Janet Jameel Hamad [Silwad], Amman, JordanSponsored by: Layfield Family, Stroud, UK
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Panel 0130
Babylonian destruction of 1st Jewish Temple, 587 BCE
هدم المعبد اليهودي الأول
Babylonian destruction of 1st Jewish Temple, 587 BCE Size: 59 x 80 cm
Embroidered by: Imam Shehaby [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon
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Panel 0140
Hellenistic Period (332—63 BCE)
Hellenistic rooster
الديك الهيلينستيكي
Hellenistic rooster Size: 59 x 34 cm
Embroidered by: Alia Abu-Rabia', Drejat, Naqab
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Panel 0150
Alexander the Great, 356-323 BCE
الاسكندر العظيم
Alexander the Great, 356-323 BCE Size: 59 x 104 cm
Embroidered by: Alia Abu Rabia', Drejat, Naqab
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Panel 0160
Roman Period (63 BCE—325 CE)
Roman Judea
يهودا الرومانية
Roman Judea Size: 59 x 35 cm
Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers UK
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Panel 0170
Roman aqueduct, Caesarea, c. 25–13 BCE
القناة الرومانية (قصارية)
Roman aqueduct, Caesarea, c. 25–13 BCE Size: 59 x 71 cm
Embroidered by: Mayyada Abu Sitta [Bir Seb’a] Gaza Based on a design sketched by: Shaymaa Abu-Hasanain [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0171
Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem
ميلاد المسيح في مدينة الناصرة
Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem Size: 59 x 90 cm
Embroidered by: Suhair Handal, Bethlehem; Marcel Rabie, Randa Abu Ghattas, Beit Jala, PalestineInspired by art created by: Hamada Atallah [Al Quds], Al Quds, Palestine
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Panel 0180
Roman destruction of 2nd Jewish Temple, 70 CE
Roman destruction of 2nd Jewish Temple, 70 CE Size: 59 x 90
Embroidered by: Amina Abu-Rabia’, Drejat, [Naqab]
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Panel 0190
Mona Lisa of Galilee
موناليزا الجليل
Mona Lisa of Galilee Size: 59 × 84
Embroidered by: Mona Joudeh (Ashdod) GazaBased on a design sketched by: Shaimaa Hassanain (Gaza) Gaza
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Panel 0200
Byzantine Period (325—640)
Byzantine Period (325—640 CE)
Helena Augusta
الأميرة هيلينا أوغستا
Helena Augusta Size: 59 x 35 cm
Embroidered by: Alia Abu Rabia', Drejat, Naqab
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Panel 0210
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 325 CE
كنيسة القيامة
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 325 CE Size: 59 x 80 cm
Embroidered by: Barbara Haj Hassan, JordanSponsored by: Haj Hassan Family, Jordan
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Panel 0220
Early Islamic Period (640—1099 CE)
No God but Allah
"لا اله الا الله"
No God but Allah Size: 59 x 38 cm
Embroidered by: Awatif Bader [Karatyya], Gaza, PalestineInspired by art created by: Ibrahim Muhtadi [Al Quds], Gaza, PalestineBased on a design sketched by: Shaymaa Abu-Hasanain [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0230
Haram Ash Sharif (Noble Sanctuary), 691 CE
الحرم الشريف
Haram Ash Sharif (Noble Sanctuary), 691 CE Size: 59 x 96 cm
Embroidered by: Iman Shehaby [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon Based on a design sketched by: Razan Hassouna [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0240
Khirbet El-Mafjar, 734 CE
خربة المفجر
Khirbet El-Mafjar, 734 CE Size: 59 x 86 cm
Embroidered by: Hekmat Ashour [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0250
Mosaic at Khirbet El-Mafjar, 734 CE
فسيفسائية خربة المفجر
Mosaic at Khirbet El-Mafjar, 734 CE Size: 59 x 90 cm
Embroidered by: Basma Al-Natoor [Samaria], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon
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Panel 0260
Crusader Period (1099—1291)
Crusader soldiers
المحاربون الصليبيون
Crusader soldiers Size: 59 x 36 cm
Embroidered by: Shayma Waheidi [Bir Seb’a], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0270
Godfrey de Bouillon and crusaders
غودفري دي بويلون والصليبيون
Godfrey de Bouillon and crusaders Size: 59 x 96 cm
Embroidered by: Dowlat Abu Shaweesh [Ne’ane], Ramallah, Palestine
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Panel 0280
Ayyubid Period (1187—1250)
Ewer of Saladin
Ewer of Saladin Size: 59 x 35
Embroidered by: Naama al Awawdah [Samoaa’], Khalil District, Palestine
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Panel 0290
Ṣalaḥ ad-Din Yusuf al-Ayyubid, 1187 CE
صلاح الدين يوسف الايوبي
Ṣalaḥ ad-Din Yusuf al-Ayyubid, 1187 CE Size: 59 x 83 cm
Embroidered by: Dowlat Abu Shaweesh [Ne’ane], Ramallah, Palestine Inspired by art created by: Artist Amjad Ghannam [Al Quds], Al Quds
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Panel 0300
Mamluk Period (1260—1516)
Armed Mamluk warrior
المحارب المملوك
Armed Mamluk warrior Size: 59 x 38 cm
Embroidered by: Janet Jameel Hamad [Silwad], Amman, Jordan
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Panel 0310
Makam Hassan er Ra’ai, 1270 CE
مقام الشيخ حسن الراعي
Makam Hassan er Ra’ai, 1270 CE Size: 59 x 97 cm
Embroidered by: Alia Abu-Rabia, Drejat, Naqab
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Panel 0320
Madrasa al-Ashrafiyya Al Quds, 1482 CE
المدرسة الأشرفية - القدس
Madrasa al-Ashrafiyya Al Quds, 1482 CE Size: 59 x 40 cm
Embroidered by: Nawal Ibrahim Al-Ahmad Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon[Tabariyeh]
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Panel 0330
Mamluk embroidery, 15th C
التطريز المملوكي
Mamluk embroidery, 15th C Size: 59 x 37 cm
Embroidered by: Kifah Kurdieh [Lubya, Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon
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Panel 0331
Ottoman Period (1516—1917)
Suleyman the Magnificent, 1520-66 CE
السلطان سليمان الجليل / السلطان سليمان القانوني
Suleyman the Magnificent, 1520-66 CE Size: 59 x 37 cm
Embroidered by: Hekmat Ashour [Gaza], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0340
Bab al-Amud [Damascus Gate], Al Quds, 1537-51 CE
باب العمود (بوابة دمشق)- القدس
Bab al-Amud [Damascus Gate], Al Quds, 1537-51 CE Size: 59 x 73 cm
Embroidered by: Khawla Dahrouj [Bir Seb'a], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0350
Thobe embroidery
تطريز الثوب الفلسطيني
Thobe embroidery Size: 59 x 37 cm
Embroidered by: Nawal Ibrahim Al-Ahmad [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh Lebanon
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Panel 0351
Camel caravan
قافلة الجمال
Camel caravan Size: 59 x 95 cm
Embroidered by: Alia Abu-Rabia, Drejat, Naqab
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Panel 0360
Coffee
القهوة
Coffee Size: 59 x 35 cm
Embroidered by: Alia Abu Rabia', Drejat, Naqab
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Panel 0361
Napoleon’s failure at Acre, 1799
هزيمة نابليون في عكا
Napoleon’s failure at Acre, 1799 Size: 59 x 110 cm
Embroidered by: Hadeel Abu Rabia', Drejat, Naqab
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Panel 0370
‘The Land of Sad Oranges’
أرض البرتقال الحزين
‘The Land of Sad Oranges’ Size: 59 x 36 cm
Embroidered by: Suheer Abu Rabia, Drejat, Naqab
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Panel 0371
Port of Jaffa
ميناء يافا
Port of Jaffa Size: 59 x 158 cm
Embroidered by: Hadeel Abu-Rabia', Drejat, Naqab
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Panel 0380
Qanun player, Jerusalem, c.1859
1859 عازف القانون، القدس
Qanun player, Jerusalem, c.1859 Size: 59 x 56 cm
Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers
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Panel 0381
Oud player, Jerusalem, c.1859
1859 عازف العود، القدس
Oud player, Jerusalem, c.1859 Size: 59 x 56 cm
Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers
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Panel 0382
Ottoman Palestine, 1875
فلسطين خلال الفترة العثمانية
Ottoman Palestine, 1875 Size: 59 x 42
Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers, UK
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Panel 0388
British Military Administration (1917—1920)
Palestine, 1917
فلسطين 1917
Palestine, 1917 Size: 59 x 36 cm
Embroidered by: Almaza Al-Helou [Al A'abasiyeh] Ramallah, Palestine
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Panel 0390
The Balfour Declaration, 1917
وعد بلفور 1917
The Balfour Declaration, 1917 Size: 59 x 41 cm
Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers UKSponsored by: Chalmers Family UK
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Panel 0400
British capture of Jerusalem, 1917
استيلاء بريطانيا على القدس
British capture of Jerusalem, 1917 Size: 59 x 83 cm
Embroidered by: Janet Jameel Hamad [Silwad], Amman
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Panel 0410
Embroidery sampler
نموذج من التطريز التقليدي
Embroidery sampler Size: 59 x 27 cm
Embroidered by: Nawal Ibrahim Al-Ahmad [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon
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Panel 0411
British Mandate (1920—1948)
The League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, 1922
عصبة الأمم المتحدة تقرر الانتداب البريطان
The League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, 1922 Size: 59 x 106 cm
Embroidered by: Hejar Abu Saleem [Ajjur district of Hebron] Baqa'a Refugee Camp. Amman Jordan
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Panel 0420
“One Palestine, complete”
استلام فلسطين موحدة وكاملة
“One Palestine, complete” Size: 59 x 35 cm
Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers, UK
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Panel 0430
Postage stamp
طابع البريد الفلسطيني
Postage stamp Size: 59 x 36 cm
Embroidered by: Janet Jameel Hamad, Amman, Jordan [Jerusalem]
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Panel 0440
Tahriri embroidery
التطريز التحريري
Tahriri embroidery Size: 59 x 33 cm
Embroidered by: Amari Women's Group Ramallah, Palestine
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Panel 0441
Palestinian henna party
حفلة الحنة الفلسطينية
Palestinian henna party Size: 59 x 112 cm
Embroidered by: Ruba Al Behery [Bir Seb’a], GazaBased on a design sketched by: Amal Abu Hussain [Bir Seb’a] Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0442
Palestinian wedding
العرس الفلسطيني
Palestinian wedding Size: 59 x 158 cm
Embroidered by: Mothers’ Embroidery Group, Al Deheishe Refugee Camp, Bethlehem, Palestine
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Panel 0443
‘Mawtini’ (My Homeland), 1930s-96
"موطني"
‘Mawtini’ (My Homeland), 1930s-96 Size: 59 x 87 cm
Embroidered by: Jamela al-Bura’ai [Kawkaba], Gaza, Palestine Inspired by art created by: Ibrahim Muhtadi [Al Quds], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0444
The Palestinian Arab Revolt, 1936-1939
التمرد العربي الفلسطيني 1936-1939
The Palestinian Arab Revolt, 1936-1939 Size: 59 x 83 cm
Embroidered by: Naama al Awawdah [Es Samu], Khalil District, Palestine
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Panel 0450
Palestine population, 1918-1947
عدد السكان في فلسطين 1918-1947
Palestine population, 1918-1947 Size: 59 x 66 cm
Embroidered by: Jan Chalmers, UK
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Panel 0460
Olive harvest
موسم حصاد الزيتون
Olive harvest Size: 59 x 110 cm
Embroidered by: Dowlat Abu Shaweesh [Ne’ane], Ramallah, Palestine Inspired by art created by: Hamada Atallah [Al Quds] Al Quds, Palestine
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Panel 0461
Safad
صفد
Safad Size: 59 x 96 cm
Embroidered by: Awatif Bader [Karatiyya], Gaza Inspired by art created by: Fatma Abu Owda [Hamama], Gaza, Palestine
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Panel 0462
The Hand of Fatima/Mary/Miriam
يد فاطمة / ماري/ مريم
The Hand of Fatima/Mary/Miriam Size: 59 x 48 cm
Embroidered by: Iman Shehaby [Tabariyeh], Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon
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Panel 0463
Land ownership, 1946
ملكية ارض فلسطين 1946
Land ownership, 1946 Size: 59 x 36 cm & 59 x 33 cm
Embroidered by: Almaza Al-Helou [Al A'abasiyeh], Al Amari Ramallah, Palestine
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Panel 0470
UN partition plan, 1947
مقترح الامم المتحدة لتقسيم ارض فلسطين 1947
UN partition plan, 1947 Size: _59 x 36 cm
Embroidered by: Embroidery: Almaza Al-Helou [Al A'abasiyeh], Al Amari Ramallah, Palestine
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Panel 0471
Attention is often given to the armed resistance, but far more numerous, diverse, and long-standing is the unarmed Palestinian resistance. Labour strikes, boycotts, legal actions, political and community organising, demonstrations, marches, hunger strikes, passing the keys of demolished homes from one generation to the next, the formation of Palestinian societies and cultural groups in exile and refugee camps, lobbying politicians across the world, building creative local and sustainable economies, and everyday acts of resistance are all peppered throughout the history of the struggle.
Resistance also comes in the form of cultural productions that narrate and communicate the suffering of Palestinians; intellectual and academic studies that illuminate the history and lived realities of Palestinians; the development of political manifestoes and ideologies that pave a path forward towards freedom and liberation".
From: Mark Muhannad Ayyash. ‘Fighting for Palestine’. Al Jazeera Opinion, 10 Oct 2020." data-tippy-placement="bottom" >Sumud - Steadfastness (1948 onwards)