Huge textile coverings for the Ka'ba at the Great Mosque in Mecca, used during the period of pilgrimage, with quotations from the Koran either inwoven or embroidered. Replaced each year, they are cut up after the ceremonies and their pieces distributed as relics.
AAT
3000215207
cloths, Kaaba
covers, Kaaba
Kaaba cloths
Kaaba covers
kiswahs
12yrs ago
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