The pinnacle of elegance and authenticity is embodied in the uniform woman's dress, known colloquially as the “Damer,” made of elegant fabric, embroidered with silk threads, and adorned with velvet details.
Description
Black velvet. Open jacket. Cut: A trapezoidal piece at the back (small width at the base); long sleeves sewn onto the central panels, V-shaped at the cuff. A silver clasp, qiel, attached to the edge of the opening at the top of the chest, allows for closure, decorated with predominantly red (sometimes blue) silk threads forming broad arboreal motifs and outlines on the hem. Height: 55 cm
Usage
An outer garment worn by young Druze women who have not yet initiated. The “Damer” tends to be replaced by another longer jacket with basques, considered more modern “sarafye” (1936).
