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2. Sitara (textile) - Wikipedia

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   Sitara for the door of the Kaaba, 1606 AD, Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage. A sitara or sitarah (Arabic: سِتَارَة ⓘ) is an ornamental curtain used in the sacred sites of Islam. A sitara forms part of the kiswah, the cloth covering of the Kaaba in Mecca.

3. Shoji - Wikipedia

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   A shoji (障 （ しょう ） 子 （ じ ）, Japanese pronunciation:) is a door, window or room divider used in traditional Japanese architecture, consisting of translucent (or transparent) sheets on a lattice frame. Where light transmission is not needed, the similar but opaque fusuma is used [1] (oshiire /closet doors, for instance [2 ...

4. Noren - Wikipedia

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   Using fabric curtains as dividers was an idea imported from China around the same time as Zen Buddhism. [2] The term noren began to be used in the late Kamakura period . Merchants in the Edo period added store names or family crests to the noren to represent the business name or trademark, making the noren a symbol of credibility and reputation.

5. Closet - Wikipedia

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   Airing cupboard: A closet containing a water heater, with slatted shelves to allow air to circulate around the clothes or linen stored there. Broom closet: A closet with top-to-bottom space used for storing cleaning items, like brooms, mops, vacuum cleaners, cleaning supplies, buckets, etc. Coat closet: A closet located near the front door ...

6. Portière - Wikipedia

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   This allows the curtain to be long enough to seal against the floor and contain draughts, but not drag on the floor or catch under the door when the door is opened. [2] Rising portières come in different configurations to seal the curtain against different door surrounds. [3]

7. Room divider - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] Room dividers are used by interior designers and architects as means to divide space into separate distinct areas. There are a number of different types of room dividers such as cubicle partitions, pipe and drape screens, shoji screens, and walls. Room dividers can be made from many materials, including wood, fabric, plexiglass, framed ...