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Photograph of a Veteran Craftsman from Dar al-Kiswah

print possibly made in the 1940s from an older negative

The Khalili Collections

The Khalili Collections

The photograph is of Hajj Muhammad Hasan Amin Nada, a veteran craftsman at the Dar al-Kiswah, embroidering a section of the belt of the Ka'bah (the hizam)known as a kardashiyyah. [for other employees of the Dar al-Kiswah, see ARC.pp 15]

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  • Title: Photograph of a Veteran Craftsman from Dar al-Kiswah
  • Date Created: print possibly made in the 1940s from an older negative
  • Location Created: Egypt
  • Type: PHOTOGRAPH
  • Medium: photographic print
The Khalili Collections

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