Amulet made of the sweepings of the Kaaba at Mecca. The amulet is conical with a leather loop at the top. The sides are decorated with pieces of yellow straw. [MJD 09/12/2013]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet made of the sweepings of the Kaaba at Mecca. The amulet is conical with a leather loop at the top. The sides are decorated with pieces of yellow straw. [MJD 09/12/2013]
Geographical reference: Saudi Arabia
Asia > Western Asia > Saudi Arabia; [Mecca]
Person: Field collector Greville John Chester; PRM source Greville John Chester
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1889
Date collected: By 1889
Acquisition information: Donated: 1889
Materials and processes: Material Straw Fibre Plant, Material Earth, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Glued
Dimensions: Length: max 70 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1889.17.2
Research and responses: Ka'bah - small shrine located near the centre of the Great Mosque in Mecca and considered by Muslims everywhere to be the most sacred spot on Earth [Encl. Britt. on line] [AP 22/11/99]