Lulwi Dress
Sana’a, Yemen late 19th century
Dyed cotton fabric, cotton thread, and gilt silver threads couched with silk threads
Gift of Benayahu Shemesh in memory of Goher and Yehuda Shemesh
Ceremonial dress worn after childbirth and as a shroud
Must Know
There is information in the book “Ma’aseh Rokem”, the dress and jewelry in the tradition of the Yemenite Jews
