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Source Description
This is a Palestinian neck ornament called a <em>qifl </em>meaning "lock." It was worn attached to the headdress like a chin chain.
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Document identity
localId
96751
label
Clasp
core
obj
dtoType
object
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1
Source metadata
id
96751
contentType
object
title
Clasp
description
This is a Palestinian neck ornament called a <em>qifl </em>meaning "lock." It was worn attached to the headdress like a chin chain.
date
early 1900s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79480276
genreSpecific
Jewelry
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 12.7 cm (5 in.)
cul
Palestine, Ramallah
accession
1916.474
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Clasp, early 1900s. Palestine, Ramallah. Silver; overall: 12.7 cm (5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.474
collection
Decorative Arts
citations
citation
Weir, Shelagh. <em>Palestinian Costume</em>. London: Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Publications, 1989.
page_number
Comparative Material Reproduced: pp. 16–17
citation
Völger, Gisela, Karin von Welck, and Katharina Hackstein. <em>Pracht und Geheimnis: Kleidung und Schmuck aus Palästina und Jordanien : Katalog der Sammlung Widad Kawar zu einer Ausstellung des Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museums der Stadt Köln in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology der Yarmuk Universität in Irbid</em>. Köln: Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum der Stadt Köln, 1991.
page_number
Comparative Material Reproduced: p. 280, item 101
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:12:39.231000
sourceId
96751
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
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silver
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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