Jameel Gallery
Section of the Lining of the Ka’bah
Turkey, probably Bursa
About 1800
The inside of the Ka’bah is also lined with specially made silks. These have zigzag designs on a red ground. The largest inscription is the Shahadah. The narrower band above it contains a quotation from the Qur’an in which God instructs Muslims to pray towards the Ka’bah. The other texts praise God.
Silk thread in lampas weave
Museum no. 1063A-1900
Given by Dudley B. Myers, Esq.
[17/09/2012]