Bayt Dajan
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Bayt Dajan (Arabic: بيت دجان, transliteration: Bayt Dajān, also known as Bait Dajan or Beit Dajan) was a Palestinian village situated approximately six kilometers southeast of Jaffa. It was depopulated in 1948.
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[edit] History
The village might have been the Biblical Philistine town of Beth Dagon (mentioned in Joshua 15:41.)
[edit] Culture
Bayt Dajan was known to be among the wealthiest communities in the Jaffa area, and their embroideresses were reported to be among the most artistic.[1] It was a center for weaving and embroidery, and its influence was exerted on many other surrounding villages and towns. The Jillayeh (=the embroidered outer garment wedding costume), used in Bayt Dajan, were quite similar to those of Ramallah. The difference was in decoration and embroidery. Typical for Bayt Dajan would be motif consisting of two triangles, mirror-faced, with or without an embroidered stripe between them, and with inverted cypresses at the edges. There are several items from Bayt Dajan and the Bayt Dajan area is in the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) collection at Santa Fe, USA. (Stillman, p. 66)
[edit] References
- Yedida Kalfol Stillman: Palestinian Costume and Jewelry, 1979, ISBN 0-8263-0490-7 (p.66, 67 (ill.))
- Widad Kawar/Shelagh Weir: Costumes and Wedding Customs in Bayt Dajan.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- http://www.palestineremembered.com/Jaffa/Bayt-Dajan/index.html
- Black Beit Dajan dress, with a rare embroidered scarf
- Detail of a sleeve from a Beit Dajan thob al abayed, 1920's - 30's (Tareq Rajab Museum, Kuwait)
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