Publication Date
Approximately 1214 AH / 1800 AD
Publication Place
-
Shangri-La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
Subject
cotton
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الأبعاد الكلية : 224.8 × 171.5 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
83.19
Record ID
object;EPM;us;Mus22;49;ar
Library Location
Shangri-La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
Date
Approximately 1214 AH / 1800 AD
Notes
This piece is assembled from several pieces embroidered from scrap fabric, and this hanging cotton curtain acts as a mihrab or prayer niche. The curved niche in the middle is formed by light fabrics that are placed close together against dark red colors. In the Qur’an, the name (Allah) is likened to the presence of an illuminating lamp in a niche. Therefore, lamps are often placed in niches in mosques. Likewise, they are depicted in niches on tile panels and fabrics. In this fabric, there are two lamps in a special style facing outward from the top of the arch.
Sample Text
“Prayer Curtain” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus22;49;ar
