Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

Embellished Lives. Customs and Costumes of the Jewish Communities of Turkey
(144 words)

Curators

Michael L. Chyet, Pat Hickman.

Imprint

Berkeley, Calif., USA, 1989. Booklet, 28 pp., illustrations: 20 b&w, 28 × 21.5 cm. English.

ISBN

0943376432

Location

Judah L. Magnes Museum (29 October 1989–11 February 1990)

Description

A two-part exhibition featuring recent photographs of Jewish sites in Turkey, and objects celebrating living traditions: ceremonial objects, the dowry display, domestic textiles and objects, and items from the bath. Foreword by Seymour Fromer. Introduction to the Jewish communities of Turkey by Michael Chyet. Statement by the photographers. Introduction to customs and costumes by Pat Hickman. Descriptive entries. 220 items.

Description

For a traveling exhibition on Turkish Jewry (also organized by the Magnes Museum) that featured video footage from this exhibition, see #1123.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
COSTUME
PHOTOGRAPHS
TEXTILES
TURKEY

minor keywords

Amulets
Besamim
Bridal garments
Challah covers
Chuppah
Dowry items
Hanukkah lamps
Historical photographs
Ketubbot
Postcards
Printed books
Prints, costume
Rimmonim
Sukkah
Tass
Tefillin bags
Torah Ark curtains
Tzedakah boxes/containers
Wedding poems, riddles & songs

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“Embellished Lives. Customs and Costumes of the Jewish Communities of Turkey”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 21 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1037>
First published online: 2019



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