ALHAMBRA® KEFFIYEH

The perfect holiday keffiyeh, perfectly functional as a shawl to protect you from the summer breeze or as a pareo at the beach. This keffiyeh style summery cover-up is adorned with eight-point stars, a detail from the Alhambra pattern.  Available in two colour combinations: SEA and SUN

Size: 122x122cm
Composition: Polyester/Acrylic Mix
Care instructions: Machine wash delicate. 

The roots of the eight-point star symbol are in early astronomy. The eight lines are symbolic of the four corners of space (north, south, east, and west) and time (two solstices and two equinoxes).

By the middle-ages, the eight-point star is widely used as a symbol in Islamic art. It is called khatim or khatim sulayman, seal of the prophets, as in signet ring. The phrase “seal of the prophets” is also used in the Koran and has particular ideological meaning for Muslims. Moroccan zillij artisans also refer to the eight-point star as sibniyyah, sabniyyah, which is a derivative of the number seven sab’ah.