West Asia
Galamzami (etching)
Galamzami (etching) is the marking of a design on the metallic surface including board or container or creating regular and extended recesses on the...
Enameling
Enamelling is an art based on painting and decoration of the surface of metal bodies and sometimes ceramic objects covered by a metal-based glaze....
Calico printing
Calico is one of Iran traditional prints on the cloth in which the design is transferred through putting the format or stencil dipped in...
Damascus mother of pearl inlay
Damascus mother of pearl inlay is a style of craft that can be applied to any form of furniture, wall and ceiling panel or...
Window arches
The craft of making this type of arched semicircle coloured window with plaster is considered the the most significant traditional local. In Sana’a, the...
Wood carpentry
Carpentry was found in many Palestinians towns, due to the importance of wood, of which most home furniture, agricultural tools, weaving tools, and wood...
Textiles
Textiles have been known as a traditional craft in Palestine since the thirteenth century. They are of two types: Majdalawi textiles and the yarning...
Olive oil soap
Olive oil soap production is based in Nablus. The first recorded date of the craft is the tenth century, when soap was mentioned as...
Mother of Pearl
Mother of pearl is a traditional handcraft mainly based in Bethlehem. It is believed that this handicraft was introduced by the Franciscan monks who...
Glass Work
It is believed that Hebron became associated with glass several centuries ago, most probably the thirteenth century. According to historical sources in the fourteenth...
Embroidery
Embroidery is one of the most famous handcrafts related to Palestine. It originates from the Cana’anite era about four thousand years ago. It is...
Ceramics
This craft was found in Jerusalem at the beginning of the Ottoman period, where tiles were made that covered the walls of the Dome...