The central role of white linen in ancient Egyptian women's dresses and fashion

Other Title(s)

الدور الرئيسي للكتان الأبيض في فساتين و أزياء المرأة المصرية القديمة

Author

Sulayman, Rasha Kamil

Source

Research Journal of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels

Issue

Vol. 2020, Issue 7 (30 Jun. 2020), pp.1-20, 20 p.

Publisher

Mansoura University Faculty of Tourism and Hotels

Publication Date

2020-06-30

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

20

Main Subjects

History and Geography

Topics

Abstract EN

The examination of artistic representations of women's costume throughout the ancient Egyptian era reveals a notion of style, taste, and appealing expression.

In the ancient Near East, Egypt was well known for its weaving of linen cloth as it was valued at such a high level that labourers received lengths of textiles in return for their work and offerings of fine linen were given to temples.

This celebrated feature of ancient Egyptian society continues to carry significance as depictions of ancient Egyptian women in dresses remain prized pieces of museum collections.

As the garments themselves have mostly deteriorated with time, the modern researcher is mostly left with artistic representations of dresses from various periods of ancient Egyptian history, but not necessarily with the intention of creating chronological timeline of women's costume by dynasty.

Though styles are shared between periods, exemplary examples of the use of linen within different styles of dress have been chosen to represent the artistic character of the age and the evolution of the ancient woman's signature garment.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Sulayman, Rasha Kamil. 2020. The central role of white linen in ancient Egyptian women's dresses and fashion. Research Journal of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels،Vol. 2020, no. 7, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1315825

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Sulayman, Rasha Kamil. The central role of white linen in ancient Egyptian women's dresses and fashion. Research Journal of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels No. 7 (Jun. 2020), pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1315825

American Medical Association (AMA)

Sulayman, Rasha Kamil. The central role of white linen in ancient Egyptian women's dresses and fashion. Research Journal of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 7, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1315825

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

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Record ID

BIM-1315825