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History of Western Dress
Chapter 2 - The Ancient Middle East
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Undergraduate 3
03/13/2009

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Term
Tunic
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

 

- made with or without sleeves and often of sheer almost transparent linen

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Sheath Dress
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

 

- close fitting tube of fabric beginning above or below the breasts and ending around the lower calf or ankle

Term
Pectoralis
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

 

- ornaments that hung down on the chest

Term
Kohl
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

 

- substance used to line eyes, reflect sunlight

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Lock of horus/ youth
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

 

- children of the pharoah wore a distinctive hairstyle in which one lock of hair remained on the left side of the head, this lock was arranged carefully in braids over the ear.

 

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Red Crown of Lower Egypt
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

 

- Worn by Pharoahs to symbolize rule over lower egypt

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White Crown of Upper Egypt
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

 

- worn by pharoahs to symbolize rule over upper egypt

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seams
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

 

- places where one piece of cloth was joined to another by sewing

Term
calasiris or kalasiris
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

 

- a frigid tunic

- a close fitting garment, also a sheath dress

- worn by women, can apply it to tunics

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apron
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

 

- seperate items that cover the genital area and are worn alone or over a skirt or other garment or over a loincloth and under a skirt

 

- made of one or more pieces of cloth attached to a belt, sash, or band that fastens around the waste

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loincloth
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

- under or outer garments shaped and worn like triangular diapers

- strings were attached for tying the garment around the waist, sometimes a seperate sash was also wrapped around the waste

- sole garment worn by laborers

Term
schenti, shent, skent, or schent
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

- (kilt) a wrapped skirt, the length width and fit on which varied with different time periods and social classes

- serves as a major garment

Term
falcon or vulture headdress
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

- wueens or goddesses wore them

- shaped like a bird of prey with the wings falling down at the side of the head and framing the face

Term
kaunakes
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

 - fleece or fleecelike fabric

or sheepskin w flice still attached

Term
fillet
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

 

- another name for a headband, held chignon in place

Term
chignon
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

-a bun of hair at the back of the neck

Term
wool
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

- clothes, tapestries, and curtains

Term
linen
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

- some fragments have been found in excavations

- skilled linen weavers, less important than wool

Term
flax
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

- occasionally mentioned in the ancient periods

Term
nemes headdress
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

- worn by rulers from old to new kingdom

- scarflike construction that completely covered the head, fitted across temple, hanging down to the shoulder behind the ears.  long tail at center back that symbolized lion's tail

Term
uraeus
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

- worn by kings and queens, a representation of a cobra, symbol of royal power

- can be worn on headband or part of a headress

Term
Blue crown of War
Definition

- The Ancient Middle East

- worn by pharoahs to symbolize military power or when going to war

- in the new kingdom this headdress was more often worn than the double crown

- made of molded leather and decorated with gold sequins

- uraeus at the center front

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