An intimate object : a practice-based study of the Emirati Burqa

This practice-based thesis focuses on the Emirati burqa or ‘mask’, a form of face covering worn by the majority of Emirati women in the United Arab Emirates until the late 1960s that reveals the eyes but does not cover the hair or body. Framed by Daniel Miller and Aida Kanafani’s theories of materia...

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Main Author: Al Shomely, Karima Mohammed Abdelaziz
Other Authors: Lloyd, Fran
Published: Kingston University 2016
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.713132