Material culture is a term that appears in the late 19th and early 20th century. It means the relationship between the people and their physical objects, resources, and environment that could represent them and their culture. Material culture is one of the main factors that controls people’s thoughts, beliefs, and their understanding of the world. It could be architecture, clothes, food, transportation, values, language, and tools. Material culture in Emirati society is connected with the identity of the people. People have kept their culture.
Today not only the Areesh, Palm leaf weavings, Talli, Henna, etc. represent Emirati society; there are many new things that have become part of our material culture recently. Some of these objects …show more content…
The answer will be that palm is one of the main sources of food at that time. As all we know that dates are rich source of vitamins and minerals, which helped people to maintain their strength in the hot and dry climate. Therefore, they were dependent on the dates as a source of food and energy. It was also used as an element to build houses. Areesh houses is one of the most famous type of houses at the UAE. People used palms because it was available in their environment. Therefore they use with techniques that protect them from hot climate in summer and from cold wind in …show more content…
In the UAE the Kandorah and the Abaya are the cultural clothes. In the past the Abaya was made from black silk, and it was long and loose so it cover the whole body. Married women wore a different Abaya than the single girls and it was called Soweaah (سويعة). This type of Abaya was made from black and light wool. It was decorated by gold or silver thread. This Abaya was only worn for few hours so for that reason it was called Soweaah.
Nevertheless, we still wear Abaya today, but the meaning of the Aabya has changed. Today, there are a variety of the Abayas in different fabric, colors, and designs. If you visit any of the Abaya markets you will see that the Abaya is not limited to the black color. Abaya designers have started to design a lot of new Abayas that are mixed with different fabrics, colors, or decorated with colorful thread. Also the length of the Abaya changed too, for example, a few years ago the short [? How short?]Abaya was introduced to the markets. Moreover today, wearing the Abaya is not limited to the local ladies, today you can see that there are a lot of non-local ladies who also wear the Abaya. That shows how our culture is influencing the others and how other cultures are respecting our traditional and culture. Am so proud of that, and it is means a lot for me personally and for all the local, and it is encourage me to be adhere to my cultural identity (أزياء
Today not only the Areesh, Palm leaf weavings, Talli, Henna, etc. represent Emirati society; there are many new things that have become part of our material culture recently. Some of these objects …show more content…
The answer will be that palm is one of the main sources of food at that time. As all we know that dates are rich source of vitamins and minerals, which helped people to maintain their strength in the hot and dry climate. Therefore, they were dependent on the dates as a source of food and energy. It was also used as an element to build houses. Areesh houses is one of the most famous type of houses at the UAE. People used palms because it was available in their environment. Therefore they use with techniques that protect them from hot climate in summer and from cold wind in …show more content…
In the UAE the Kandorah and the Abaya are the cultural clothes. In the past the Abaya was made from black silk, and it was long and loose so it cover the whole body. Married women wore a different Abaya than the single girls and it was called Soweaah (سويعة). This type of Abaya was made from black and light wool. It was decorated by gold or silver thread. This Abaya was only worn for few hours so for that reason it was called Soweaah.
Nevertheless, we still wear Abaya today, but the meaning of the Aabya has changed. Today, there are a variety of the Abayas in different fabric, colors, and designs. If you visit any of the Abaya markets you will see that the Abaya is not limited to the black color. Abaya designers have started to design a lot of new Abayas that are mixed with different fabrics, colors, or decorated with colorful thread. Also the length of the Abaya changed too, for example, a few years ago the short [? How short?]Abaya was introduced to the markets. Moreover today, wearing the Abaya is not limited to the local ladies, today you can see that there are a lot of non-local ladies who also wear the Abaya. That shows how our culture is influencing the others and how other cultures are respecting our traditional and culture. Am so proud of that, and it is means a lot for me personally and for all the local, and it is encourage me to be adhere to my cultural identity (أزياء