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A photograph taken during Zaffa; giving away the bride, in Hebron

A photograph taken during the zaffa of Shukri al-Qawasmi and Sana' Jamil al-Qawasmi. The groom's father's car is seen in the photograph; decorated for the ceremony of giving away the bride. This ceremony takes place on the wedding day when the bride is taken from her father's house to her husband's. The groom might also be on a horse with his relatives and friends singing songs about marriage. Rida al-Qawasmi and Abdel-Rahim Dawood al-Qawasmi are seen in the photo.

1980

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The Shukri al-Qawasmy Collection

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0202.01.0005
A photograph taken during Zaffa; giving away the bride, in Hebron

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A photograph taken during Zaffa; giving away the bride, in Hebron
A photograph taken during Zaffa; giving away the bride, in Hebron