Photograph of a Veteran Craftsman from Dar al-Kiswah

Location: Egypt

Materials: photographic print

Dimensions: 9 x 13cm

Accession Number: Arc.al 1.9

Other Notes:

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]