Antique hand embroidered Yemeni Bedouin dress Lavish bridal gown hand embroidered with silver thread Start Price USD 195.00 Current Price USD 195.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 266.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, August 19, 2008 End Time Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Location Old city of Sana'a See more about 'Antique hand embroidered Yemeni Bedouin dress' Description Your browser does not support JavaScript. To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser. Increase Sales by 18% and double your hits - Vendio Gallery Antique hand embroidered Yemeni Bedouin dress      You are looking at a rare and magnificent antique traditional Yemeni Bedouin dress .     It features an extraordinarily fine hand embroidery with silver and cotton threads, in an amazing artistry . A haute quality and luxury you would expect in such a valuable bridal dress .     It's has a very interesting practical design, intended to be worn over a shirt and pants like a rope. Having open sleeves all the way along the sides of dress, which barely reach the knee of the wearer , who is wearing her every day pants . Or a more traditional new Yemeni pants offered upon request for less than $10 . An ingenious roomy design that fit all sizes            Although very old , the dress is still in amazingly near perfect condition , which is quite understandable, as these fashion master pieces are worth a little fortune, and only worn in ceremonial events .      like a Scottish kilt , the motifs has a territorial significance denoting the wearer tribe. In this case along the costal deserts of "Tihama" overlooking the red sea .       weight : 1045  grams ( large fraction of which is pure silver threads ! ) width from side to side : 48 inch height : 41 inch     Thanks for looking , and please don't forget to Bookmark my store , and view my other auctions  for endless choices to accessorize your dress with antique and authentic rare Yemeni jewelry.   Payment & shipping :   To simplify revisions and updates , payment and shipping policy is detailed on a store page . Please view it through my eBay store or use this link : http://stores.ebay.com/Yemen-Silver/payment-and-shipping-policy.html . Return policy: - Satisfaction is guaranteed , full refund ( minus shipping fee ) after receiving returned item, no questions asked , so bid with confidence ! - PLease make sure to contact us within three days of receiving shipment .           Prevent image theft and build your brand -Vendio Image Watermarking Make your listings stand out withFREE Vendio custom templates!  Listing automation and FREE scheduled listings by Vendio. Free counters provided by Vendio Place a Bid!