This is a magnificent image that depicts a woman in her drape garments in Iraq in the 13th Century. It is of "a female servant attending a birth: From the Maqamat of al-Hariri painted by the same artist, Iraq 1237. This woman wears a simple gown with a round neck that has decorative bands on the upper sleeves. Her white pants show beneath, as the garment has been drawn up with a belt. Note the veil with what appears to be a decorative band along the upper edge of the face. This type of garment and veil were used as a model for the undergarments we made for the costume."
You can read more about this time period at: http://home.comcast.net/~mikibu/Articlefolder/Bedouin%20Costume%20project.htm.
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