Litham

Litham
Tuareg man wearing a litham
Typemouth-veil
Materialcloth
Place of originNorth Africa
ManufacturerTuareg, and Sanhaja people

Litham (Arabic: لِثَام, romanizedlithām, sometimes pronounced lifam) is a mouth-veil which the Tuareg and other West and North African nomads, particularly men, have traditionally used to cover the lower part of their face.[1]

  1. ^ Björkman, W. (2012). "Lit̲h̲ām". In P. Bearman; Th. Bianquis; C.E. Bosworth; E. van Donzel; W.P. Heinrichs (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.). Brill. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_4672.

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