 | Muḥammad ibn ʻUmar Tūnisī, Muḣammad ibn ʻUmar (al-Tūnusī.) - 1854 - 364 sider
...shrubs, with the spaces filled up by trunks of trees. The whole forms a regular palisade, surpassing the height of a man, and is carefully kept in order. The...only his eyes can be seen.* The Orondolon and the Kanineh, and the male children of the royal family, also cover their face, except when they are in... | |
 | James George Frazer - 1900 - 510 sider
...be ascribed the custom observed by some African sultans of veiling their faces. The Sultan of Darfur wraps up his face with a piece of white muslin, which...first, and then his forehead, so that only his eyes are visible. The same custom of veiling the face as a mark of sovereignty is said to be observed in... | |
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Moreover, he wraps up his face with a piece of white muslin, which goes round his head several times, covering his mouth. and nose first, and then his forehead, so that only his eyes can be seen.* The... 