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Gold-threaded thobes that King Abdulaziz gave to an ambassador's daughter in the 1940s.
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At Victoria and Albert Museum.
Voluminous outer dresses from the Najd region of Saudi Arabia, woven with metal-wrapped thread, presented by King Abdulaziz to the British Ambassador's daughter in 1942 and 1952 in the tradition of gifting fine garments to honoured visitors. A companion film covers the 1940s bridal thobes in the collection. Free, in Gallery 42, part of the Jameel Programme's twentieth year.
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