Moorish Architectural Design, the leading manufacturer of original Bedouin tents, Berber tents, Middle eastern desert tents. Bedouin Tents also known as Arabian desert tents has been a dwelling-place for Bedouins since the dawn of history. Varying geographical features and differences in the culture of its dwellers may have altered its design, b...
Moorish Architectural Design, the leading manufacturer of original Bedouin tents, Berber tents, Middle eastern desert tents. Bedouin Tents also known as Arabian desert tents has been a dwelling-place for Bedouins since the dawn of history. Varying geographical features and differences in the culture of its dwellers may have altered its design, but its essential qualities are unchanging: a tent needs to be flexible, and it must be lightweight. The Bedouin of the Arabian Desert uses a black tent known as the beit al-sha'r, or 'house of hair'. These tents are woven from the hair of domesticated sheep and goats, and their design is thought to have originated in Mesopotamia. The animal hair is woven into strips of coarse cloth known as fala'if, which are then sewn together. The natural colour of the animal is retained -- mainly black goat's hair, with occasional addition of sheep's wool, which gives the tent a streaked, brown/black appearance.