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Limar fabric with stripes
(قماش ليمار عليه تخطيط)

Title	Limar fabric with stripes
Title Original	قماش ليمار عليه تخطيط
Publication Date:	13th-14th century AH / 19th-20th century AD
Publication Place	- Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Subject	Woven silk twill, long sleeve
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	220×37 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	1998.1.4074
Record ID	object;EPM;my;Mus21;49;ar
Library Location	Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Date	13th-14th century AH / 19th-20th century AD
Notes	The silk lemar cloth is mostly blue and white, and there is a layout pattern on a blue background in the middle area, a drawing in the form of a bamboo tile, and geometric patterns on a red background at each end of the sarong. There are words such as: (There is no god but God) and (Muhammad is the Messenger of God). The layout pattern indicates that it was not worn as clothing, and perhaps it was hung as a ceremonial ritual, such as using it as a cover for a shroud or a coffin...etc.
Sample Text	"Limar Canvas with Stripes" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;49;ar

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Limar fabric with stripes

(قماش ليمار عليه تخطيط)

Publication Date 13th-14th century AH / 19th-20th century AD

Publication Place - Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Subject Woven silk twill, long sleeve

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 220×37 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 1998.1.4074

Record ID object;EPM;my;Mus21;49;ar

Library Location Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Date 13th-14th century AH / 19th-20th century AD

Notes The silk lemar cloth is mostly blue and white, and there is a layout pattern on a blue background in the middle area, a drawing in the form of a bamboo tile, and geometric patterns on a red background at each end of the sarong. There are words such as: (There is no god but God) and (Muhammad is the Messenger of God). The layout pattern indicates that it was not worn as clothing, and perhaps it was hung as a ceremonial ritual, such as using it as a cover for a shroud or a coffin...etc.

Sample Text "Limar Canvas with Stripes" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;49;ar