A [tent](https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus24;23;en) comprising eight contiguous panels, each measuring 211cm x 135cm, and an octagonal canopy of eight triangular pieces. The plain-weave cotton exterior is embroidered with silk and metallic yarns, and the interior is lined with woven silk panels.
The exterior of the tent is a plain-weave cotton, which is resistant to sunlight and less likely to be damaged by rain, while the interior is lined with more fragile and luxurious silk fabric. The form of this small pavilion tent inevitably recalls the shape of medieval Iranian octagonal tomb structures or gunbad, whose decorative brickwork frequently includes corner columns or “tent poles.”
One of the eight wall panels is designed to open as an entrance, and the central part of each wall panel is embellished by a fabric “grille” that clearly imitates Persian wooden or metal grille-work. The design provides plenty of shade and privacy coupled with maximum air circulation, and the door panel could be closed for additional privacy. Saint Louis Art Museum
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A [tent](https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus24;23;en) comprising eight contiguous panels, each measuring 211cm x 135cm, and an octagonal canopy of eight triangular pieces. The plain-weave cotton exterior is embroidered with silk and metallic yarns, and the interior is lined with woven silk panels.
The exterior of the tent is a plain-weave cotton, which is resistant to sunlight and less likely to be damaged by rain, while the interior is lined with more fragile and luxurious silk fabric. The form of this small pavilion tent inevitably recalls the shape of medieval Iranian octagonal tomb structures or gunbad, whose decorative brickwork frequently includes corner columns or “tent poles.”
One of the eight wall panels is designed to open as an entrance, and the central part of each wall panel is embellished by a fabric “grille” that clearly imitates Persian wooden or metal grille-work. The design provides plenty of shade and privacy coupled with maximum air circulation, and the door panel could be closed for additional privacy. Saint Louis Art Museum