DepartmentTextiles-Middle East
Tatreez (embroidery) face mask
NameFacial Covering/Face Mask
Maker
Simsim
(Palestinian, born 2004)
CulturePalestinian
Date2020
(not assigned)Ramallah and al-Bireh, West Bank, Palestine Territory, Asia
MediumCotton, synthetic medical mask, silk embrodery thread, elastic
DimensionsWith straps, measured flat: 3 9/16 × 3/8 × 11 7/16 in. (9 × 1 × 29 cm)
Without straps: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Without straps: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Museum purchase with MNMF Funds, A.2022.24.1
Object numberA.2022.24.1
DescriptionBlack cotton mask with tatreez emboridery. Face mask made from the embroidered (tatreez) panel of traditional palestinian dress (thobe; the front panel of the dress is known as the qabbeh). It is a popular trend to make decorative home goods, clothing, and accessories from qabbeh. Seventeen-year-old man, Simsim (b. 2004) made face masks in response to a request from Neda, Etsy shop owner (Palestine Made US). Neda sells face masks and other accessories from Palestine. Simsim is from the al-Amari Refugee Camp, Ramallah and al-Bireh Municipality, West Bank, Palestine. His mother makes jewelry for this etsy shop.
2020
Artist unrecorded