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A muted, ruddy colored rug depicts an abstract tree. The tree is framed by a patterned border and surrounded by abstract, vegetal motifs.

Soumack Prayer Rug

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An ornate red rug is woven all over with small, geometric floral motifs. A red mass of flowers emerges from a small white vase represented within a gateway shape.

Pashmina Carpet with Gateway-and-Millefleur Pattern

Material Objects

A prayer rug depicts the black, square Kaaba woven in an ornate red, white, and black architectural space. The setting includes columns, arcades, and patterned rugs.

Mass-Produced Prayer Rug

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Woven in an earth-toned rug is an arched mihrab filled with a repeating pattern of geometric yellow, orange, and red flowers. An ornate border around the rug is woven with decorative geometric motifs.

"Senneh" Prayer Rug (Janamaz)

Material Objects

Devotional objects lie on a blue silken prayer rug. A circular, decoratively-carved piece of clay lies among two sets of prayer beads and two sachets.

Silk Prayer Rug (Janamaz)

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A patterened orange and pink prayer rug is scattered with devotional objects. A set of pink and white prayer beads lies around a square, decoratively-carved piece of clay.

Termeh Prayer Rug (Janamaz)

Material Objects

A watercolor painting depicts a woman's head on the body of a stylized gold and green horse. The image is enclosed by a blue border and yellow frame.

The Fabulous Creature Buraq

Material Objects

A rectangular mosque with a flat roof is photographed from the side. One large minaret and a central green dome on the building are visible.

The Prophet's Mosque (Al-Masjid al-Nabawi)

Material Objects

Praying through the senses: The Prayer Rug/Carpet and the Converging Territories of the Material and the Spiritual

Minoo Moallem

Article

A time-lapse photo captures the mass circumambulation about the black box of the Kaaba. A swirl of people circle around the box and the colonnaded structure constructed around it. A large minaret stands in the foreground of the image.

Kaaba (Ka'aba)

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Imam Shamsi Ali: Thoughts on Islam and Material Culture

Ashley Makar

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