Take a Look at Costumes, Jewelry in "Doaa Al Karawan" Film

Drama and cinema often contribute to the promotion of jewelry, reflecting the cultural and social richness of the artistic work and its personalities.

Here are some of the most iconic jewelry moments in cinema history:

There's nothing more about Egypt's showbiz than lavish jewelry on the big screen. From old cinema icons dripping in diamonds during the twentieth century to modern-day celebs looking like royalty, there are plenty of memorable jewelry moments that left us gasping.

Among those films is Doaa Al-Karawan, which featured some of the historical and heritage pieces that Egyptian women used to wear during that era.

The movie Doaa Al-Karwan was screened in 1959 AD, based on the story of Taha Hussein, the so-called "Dean of Arabic Literature", screenplay and dialogue by Youssef Gohar, directed by Henry Barakat, starring Faten Hamama, fondly known as "The Lady of the Arab Screen", in the role of Amna, and Ahmed Mazhar in the role of the irrigation engineer.

The events of the film take place in a village in Upper Egypt, and jewelry is one of the manifestations, customs, and traditions of women in Upper Egypt, and an integral part of their heritage.

Thus, "Cardan" appeared during the events of the film, specifically during the scene that brought together the irrigation engineer, Ahmed Mazhar, and Faten Hamama, Amna.

This Cardan is called a “nest of pyramids,” and the knot consists of three or five triangles, along with a chain wrapped around the censorship.

“Amna” wore three different and different earrings hanging from her earlobes during the remarkable film, some of which corresponded to her condition in traditional clothing, and some of which corresponded to her wearing modern clothes at the end of the film.

While the artist, Mimi Shakib, appeared in the role of “Zanuba”, wearing a cardan and a marvelous earring. This earring is known as the “Hanani” earring, and it is regarded as one of the popular earrings that Egyptian women wore, until the middle of the twentieth century.

Traditionally, the Egyptian man presents it to his wife, as evidence of his love for her, and it is made of 21-k gold, and the shape of the throat consists of some popular religious symbols, with an odd frequency of 7 or 5, as odd numbers in popular beliefs prevent “twice”, which prevents a man from marrying another woman.

In the film, “Zanuba” was seen warring another cardan called “bride’s nest” or the bride’s house, to protect and preserve the marital home from envy, and it was made of 21-k gold and is popular among middle and poor classes.

“Zanuba” also wore a triangular veil on both sides of her head, from which three tassels hung with small circles resembling bells, and this veil was used to protect against headaches.

The shell gold jewelry was made of copper and covered with a thick layer of gold. This kind of jewelry was spread among villages and was familiar to rural women more than urban women, due to their cheap price, as these jewelry were comparable in their shapes.

Contributed Ahmed Emam