Egyptian Bedouin Display Doll: "Galabeya"

The doll is wearing a traditional Bedouin dress, called a "galabeya". Galabeyas are long flowing dresses with wide long sleeves. They are usually made from black or blue cotton embellished with contrasting hand-embroidered cross-stitch. The geometric embroidered areas of the galabeya are on the chest, sleeves and above the hemline.

Bedouins have worn galabeyas for many centuries. The Bedouin are a semi-nomadic people who live in the deserts of Egypt and other northern Africa countries, and the deserts of the Middle East. Traditionally, during the rainy season, the Bedouin migrated into the desert with their herds of camels, sheep or cattle, returning to cultivated areas during the dry season.

The galabeya is traditionally worn with a headscarf or veil arranged and folded to form a headdress combined with, but not always, a fast cover often decorated with a variety of coins, embroidery, beading, jewelry and tassels. Galabeyas for special occasions can be made of silk or brocade and worn with Bedouin jewelry, which is usually silver.

Source:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedouinhttps://desertveils.com.au/BedouinClothing.htm