Pilgrims at the Kaaba, Folio from a manuscript of Nigaristan

Author: Ahmad

1573-74 CE/980 AH/AH 980

Ink, opaque watercolour, and gold on paper

Aga Khan Museum

A group of figures are depicted in an interior scene with architectural elements and decorative patterns. Several individuals are shown interacting, with some seated and others standing. A group of figures are depicted in an interior scene with architectural elements and decorative patterns. Several individuals are shown interacting, with some seated and others standing. Further Reading The illustration is divided into three levels. Veiled women are depicted in the uppermost level, and the Kaaba occupies the centre. A person with a turban stands in front of the Kaaba, and reaches his right hand up to its door knocker. To her left stands a hunchbacked man with a black cap, touching the Kaaba wall with a staff with a curved tip. A dark cloth coverlet with a golden pattern is folded up from the Kaaba to the upper right