Preserving our Tangible Heritage: Clothing in Ancient Egypt to the Present Day | ||||
| International Academic Journal Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management | ||||
| Article 6, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2016, Page 115-136 PDF (823.14 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijaf.2016.95560 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Ahmed Ebied* | ||||
| Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism & Hotels, South Valley University, Luxor, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| It is known that the present can be the mirror of the past and the heritage of our dress is safeguarded through eras however it needs considerably more care to preserve that heritage for the future generations. It is important that greater part of Ancient Egyptian everyday life attire are of types still been worn by Egyptians these days in various parts of the nation, for example, tunics, shawls, women’s scar-vest and dresses. These cases are viewed as essential bits of dress worn in ancient Egypt by both guys and females. This paper aims to authenticate the survival clothing and to compare its usage in our society; the author keen on answering the question whether similar ancient cloths are still in use nowadays? Some of our clothing in the time being has deeply rooted in ancient Egyptian civilization. The author presents this new scope of preserving the tangible heritage of clothing of modern Egypt through artistic description and analysis, and sheds light on some religious implications that the clothing may display. This paper is developed using analytical and comparative approaches based on document-art and art-historical analyses to consider the process of change or development of these clothes through different historical periods in Egypt. The paper concludes that majority of survival clothing in time perhaps has deeply rooted in ancient Egyptian civilization. Although it may differ in their design and decoration today, they are still keeping the main elements of an older Egyptian style. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Ancient Egypt; Clothing; Cultural Heritage; Galabyia; Fostan | ||||
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