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Widad Kawar

Palestinian collector of Palestinian ethnic and cultural arts, especially fabric, clothing, and jewelry

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Born 1931
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Updated 2026-07-18

Widad Kawar is a Palestinian art historian and collector of Palestinian and Jordanian ethnic and cultural arts. She has collected over 2,000 dresses, costumes, textiles, and jewelry over 50 years, seeking to preserve a culture that has been largely dispersed by conflict. Kawar is known as Umm l'ibas al-falastini—the mother of Palestinian dress.