Panel from a Head Covering (‘Ajar)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Panel from a Head Covering (‘Ajar)

probably 1800s or early 1900s

Silk, metal, dye
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The <em>khamsah</em> (خمسة), an open five-fingered hand, is a protective motif. It is woven in red in multiple ways on this panel.

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