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Sitara (textile)

Europe tradition · 5 examples · indicative market tier: Under $500 (entry level & living craft)

A sitara or sitarah (Arabic: سِتَارَة [si.taː.ra] ) is an ornamental curtain used in the sacred sites of Islam. A sitara forms part of the kiswah, the cloth covering of the Kaaba in Mecca. Another sitara adorns the Prophet's Tomb in the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi mosque in Medina. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

The Sitara from the Holy Ka'ba Door, 1846-47
The Sitara from the Holy Ka'ba Door, 1846-47
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Sitara for the door of Kaaba in the last Egyptian Kiswah
Sitara for the door of Kaaba in the last Egyptian Kiswah
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The Sitara
The Sitara
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sitara Thobani (4732374292)
Sitara Thobani (4732374292)
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Sitara Thobani (4732374298)
Sitara Thobani (4732374298)
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

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