Source of image: Design by Fatma Abu Owda [Hamama], Gaza, Palestine
Embroidery: Hanan Al-Behery [Karatiyya], Gaza
In the hope of returning to their homes, Palestinian refugees retain the keys to the houses from which they were forcefully displaced during the Nakba in 1948. The key symbolizes the inheritance of successive Palestinian generations of the right of return to their homes and their rejection of the policy of resettlement. This embroidery illustrates the right of return by featuring images of over 30 house keys of different shapes and sizes which Palestinian families have retained over the generations.
Era: Sumud - Steadfastness (1948 onwards)
