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Palestinian tatreez clay thobe - Ramallah - Wall art - by Bint El Shams - بنت الشمس
£57
Palestinian tatreez clay thobe - Ramallah - Wall art - by Bint El Shams - بنت الشمس
24 x13 cm | clay + acrylic
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Inspired by thobes from Ramallah
A piece of Palestine on your wall!
Bint el Shams’s clay thobs are a stunning way to preserve Palestinian cultural heritage and decorate your home with a piece of Palestine, the artist makes these clay dresses with passion and love. Each thobe is inspired by a traditional Palestinian dress from different areas in Palestine. An artistic sculpture that takes considerable time and effort through its several stages to produce every piece. Each piece takes the artist one week to 10 days to mold, dry, carve, paint in acrylics, and glaze. And the outcome is unique to each piece.
Shatha Safi, born in Dheisheh Palestinian refugee camp located just south of Bethlehem, is a self-taught visual artist who draws inspiration from Palestinian history, heritage and resistance. She works in inked sketches, clay sculptures, acrylic paintings, and type design. Safi is the founder of Bint El-Shams, a conceptual art project which makes use of mixed media to render familiar cultural symbols in a fresh light.
In Shatha’s own words:
“ I began creating ceramic Thob (dress) as an artistic endeavour to preserve and share our vibrant Palestinian cultural heritage as a Palestinian female refugee and as a Palestinian artist, Art is one of the most important ways to resist and continuity to reach freedom, and when we look at our Palestinian history and heritage that is full of arts and creativity, I feel proud to belong to this heritage, which creates in me many inspirations, especially the Palestinian women dress (Thob) the creativity in every region in mixing colours and fabrics. It's pure art, not just a dress. Preserving this heritage from theft And the various attempts of the Israeli occupation to obliterate our identity and our history is a national duty for every Palestinian woman and every artist.
Bint Al Shams are precious artefacts of Palestinian cultural heritage, each ceramic thob is carefully crafted from clay and lovingly hand painted by me. Inspired by historical thobes representative of different cities and villages in Palestine It’s an artistic idea I created five years ago, and it is a piece of art in the form of models inspired by our heritage represented in the authentic Palestinian dress.”
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£39
Porcelain disc dangling earrings - Marbled light turquoise/whtie with 24 karat gold painted crescent edge - by Rania’s Road
£39
Porcelain disc dangling earrings - Marbled light turquoise/whtie with 24 karat gold painted crescent edge - by Rania’s Road
£48.50
Silver two olive tree leaf drop earrings - by Silver Zaytouna - Handcrafted in Palestine - Bethlehem
£48.50
Silver two olive tree leaf drop earrings - by Silver Zaytouna - Handcrafted in Palestine - Bethlehem
£12
£8.40
Maamoul mould - Made in Nazareth - قالب معمول
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£12
£8.40
Maamoul mould - Made in Nazareth - قالب معمول
£39
Striped Syrian Moire tote bag - Red, green and blue with a yellow accent
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£39
Striped Syrian Moire tote bag - Red, green and blue with a yellow accent
£92
Al Majdalawi bag - Hand woven and hand embroidered in Gaza
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£92
Al Majdalawi bag - Hand woven and hand embroidered in Gaza
£37.50
Ceramic olive wood tile tray - Made in Hebron and Bethlehem
£37.50
Ceramic olive wood tile tray - Made in Hebron and Bethlehem
£17
Small ceramic plate - Handmade by Rania Makhlouf
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£17
Small ceramic plate - Handmade by Rania Makhlouf
£17
Small ceramic plate - Handmade by Rania Makhlouf
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£17
Small ceramic plate - Handmade by Rania Makhlouf
£42
Porcelain flower earrings - Green decorated with 24 karat gold dots - by Rania’s Road
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£42
Porcelain flower earrings - Green decorated with 24 karat gold dots - by Rania’s Road
£42
Porcelain flower earrings - White with a slight hint of pink decorated with 24 karat gold dots - by Rania’s Road
£42
Porcelain flower earrings - White with a slight hint of pink decorated with 24 karat gold dots - by Rania’s Road
£10
Notebook - A woman from Bethlehem - by Rand Dabboor
£10
Notebook - A woman from Bethlehem - by Rand Dabboor
£39
Porcelain disc dangling earrings - Olive tree leaf green with 24 karat gold painted crescent edge - by Rania’s Road
£39
Porcelain disc dangling earrings - Olive tree leaf green with 24 karat gold painted crescent edge - by Rania’s Road
£14.50
Olive oil soap encased in felted wool - by Ma'an Lil-Hayat معا للحياة - Made in Palestine
£14.50
Olive oil soap encased in felted wool - by Ma'an Lil-Hayat معا للحياة - Made in Palestine
£12
Your sun my town Acre - شمسك يا بلدي عكا - Print - by Rand Dabboor
£12
Your sun my town Acre - شمسك يا بلدي عكا - Print - by Rand Dabboor
£12
A soul of a bird is singing on all the branches - روح طائر يشدو على كل الغصون - Print - by Rand Dabboor
£12
A soul of a bird is singing on all the branches - روح طائر يشدو على كل الغصون - Print - by Rand Dabboor
£12
Jaffa oranges - يافاوي يا بردقان- Print - by Rand Dabboor
£12
Jaffa oranges - يافاوي يا بردقان- Print - by Rand Dabboor
£39
Porcelain flower earrings - Light pink dotted with 24 karat gold dots - by Rania’s Road
£39
Porcelain flower earrings - Light pink dotted with 24 karat gold dots - by Rania’s Road
£7
Hand knitted Loofah- ليفة عربية - made in Hebron
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£7
Hand knitted Loofah- ليفة عربية - made in Hebron
£4
Felt Sheep from Bethlehem - by Ma'an Lil-Hayat معا للحياة - Made in Palestine
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£4
Felt Sheep from Bethlehem - by Ma'an Lil-Hayat معا للحياة - Made in Palestine
£4
Felt Sheep from Bethlehem - by Ma'an Lil-Hayat معا للحياة - Made in Palestine
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£4
Felt Sheep from Bethlehem - by Ma'an Lil-Hayat معا للحياة - Made in Palestine
£76
Hand embroidered Cushion Cover - Makahel and squares - Made in Gaza - Sulafa
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£76
Hand embroidered Cushion Cover - Makahel and squares - Made in Gaza - Sulafa
£12
Palestinian family from Ramallah - عائلة من رام الله - by Rand Dabboor
£12
Palestinian family from Ramallah - عائلة من رام الله - by Rand Dabboor
£12
Palestinian children playing - by Rand Dabboor
£12
Palestinian children playing - by Rand Dabboor
£12
Jerusalem trolley magnet set - by Rand Dabboor
£12
Jerusalem trolley magnet set - by Rand Dabboor
£15
Gates of Jerusalem tote bag - أبواب القدس القديمة - by Shireen Salman
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£15
Gates of Jerusalem tote bag - أبواب القدس القديمة - by Shireen Salman
£15
2024 Calendar - Palestinian Breakfast Recipes - Fundraising for Hope and Play
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£15
2024 Calendar - Palestinian Breakfast Recipes - Fundraising for Hope and Play
£10
Notebook - A woman from Ramallah - by Rand Dabboor
£10
Notebook - A woman from Ramallah - by Rand Dabboor
£10
Notebook - Jaffa - يافا - by Rand Dabboor
£10
Notebook - Jaffa - يافا - by Rand Dabboor
£12
The Cauliflower sellers in Bethlehem- بائعات زهرة في بيت لحم - Print - by Rand Dabboor
£12
The Cauliflower sellers in Bethlehem- بائعات زهرة في بيت لحم - Print - by Rand Dabboor
£9
Olive wood herb spoon - Handcrafted in Palestine
£9
Olive wood herb spoon - Handcrafted in Palestine
£10
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£10
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£15
Fundraising Watermelon Brooch - يلا بطيخ - Hand made by Grace Abdo
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£15
Fundraising Watermelon Brooch - يلا بطيخ - Hand made by Grace Abdo
£39
Porcelain disc dangling earrings - Pale pink with 24 karat gold painted crescent edge - by Rania’s Road
£39
Porcelain disc dangling earrings - Pale pink with 24 karat gold painted crescent edge - by Rania’s Road
£39
Porcelain Leaf earrings - White with 24 karat gold - by Rania’s Road
£39
Porcelain Leaf earrings - White with 24 karat gold - by Rania’s Road
£39
Porcelain round earrings - Aqua green with 24 karat gold - by Rania’s Road
£39
Porcelain round earrings - Aqua green with 24 karat gold - by Rania’s Road
£39
Porcelain round earrings - Aqua blue with 24 karat gold - by Rania’s Road
£39
Porcelain round earrings - Aqua blue with 24 karat gold - by Rania’s Road