Bab Zuwayla, seen from under the tentmakers' roof
Bab Zuwayla, seen from under the tentmakers' roof
The pattern chalked onto cloth before it is cut
The pattern chalked onto cloth before it is cut
A tentmaker stitching a panel by hand
A tentmaker stitching a panel by hand
A morning in al-Gamaliya, a few streets north of the tentmakers
A morning in al-Gamaliya, a few streets north of the tentmakers
A street panel of the kind hung for weddings and funerals
A street panel of the kind hung for weddings and funerals
Tree of life and star panels for sale on the street
Tree of life and star panels for sale on the street
A panel of birds and lotus hung outside a shop
A panel of birds and lotus hung outside a shop
The covered street of the tentmakers
The covered street of the tentmakers
A tentmaker at work among finished panels
A tentmaker at work among finished panels
A madder red panel with cotton appliqué
A madder red panel with cotton appliqué
Arabian No. 5, ornament drawn from Cairo; The Grammar of Ornament, 1856 (1868 edition)
Arabian No. 5, ornament drawn from Cairo; The Grammar of Ornament, 1856 (1868 edition)
Marwan Hawash