Surif Women’s Cooperative
Black Framed one-of-a-kind embroidery from Hebron
We’ve put together a small collection of our favorite embroidery piece and had them framed an expert tatreez frame shop in Ramallah.
This colorful hand-embroidered piece hails from a local women's cooperative in the Palestinian town of Surif, northwest of the city of Hebron. The cooperative, which was founded shortly after the Nakba to provide supplemental income for women refugees, stands out in its colorful patterns embroidered on Mansouri cotton, handwoven in Jerusalem.
This specific design was created for the cooperative by renowned Palestinian artist, Sliman Mansour.
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Dimensions
Dimensions
27*41 cm
Materials
Materials
Mansouri cotton
Care information
Care information
Hand-wash
Surif
Surif Women’s Cooperative was founded in 1950 by Mennonite volunteers to help support Palestinian refugees from the 1948 war. It is located in the southern West Bank, and in 1979 the village women started to manage the project which led it to become a registered cooperative in 1983. Today it still provides work opportunities to the village women, who are among the highest-skilled embroiders in the country.
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