Textile Hanging from the Interior of the Ka'aba, Reused as Cenotaph Cover

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Textile Hanging from the Interior of the Ka'aba, Reused as Cenotaph Cover

Turkey, Probably Istanbul, 17th - 18th century
Textiles; !Furnishing
Silk satin with silk supplementary-weft patterning bound in twill (lampas)
45 1/8 × 25 1/2 in. (114.62 × 64.77 cm)
The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (M.85.237.10)
Costume and Textiles
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Komaroff, Linda. Beauty and Identity: Islamic Art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2016.