I'm fascinated with the shape and details of this ca. 4,200 year old dress, discovered in a tomb at Giza in Egypt. The beads were strung together on a net and were (probably) worn over a linen dress.
Although believed that ancient Egyptian women wore such dresses in daily life, most examples have been found in a burial context.
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To learn more about the use of beads to enhance the appearance of a garment.
R. Hall. 1982. Garments in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. Textile History, 131.
M. Jick. 1988. Bead-net dress. In Mummies and Magic (eds. S. D' Auria, P. Lacovara and C. Roehrig). Boston MFA
Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood. Textiles. In Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology. Ed. by Paul T. Nicholson and Ian Shaw.
Tutankhamun's Beadwork. Analyses and reconstruction
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Several examples of beaded garments were found in the tomb of Tutankhamun.
Photos: recontructed beaded garments of Tutankhamun.
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Remains of a beaded tunic (Carter no. 21d; Cairo JE 62634) found in the tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62).
This bead net dress, c. 2400 B.C., was possibly designed to rattle with the wearer's movements.
The Petrie Museum of Archaeology;
"Each of the 127 shells around the fringe are plugged with a small stone so that it would have emitted a rattling sound when the wearer moved".
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How to make a bead-net dress.
By Janet Johnstone
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Bead-net shrouds used to wrap on mummies have also been preserved. They are different from the bead-net dresses.
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