<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">kiswas</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31415145</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:51:42</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Kaaba cloths</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Kaaba covers</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">cloths, Kaaba</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">covers, Kaaba</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">kiswa</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">kiswahs</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Huge textile coverings for the Ka‘ba at the Great Mosque in Mecca, used during the period of pilgrimage, with quotations from the Koran either inwoven or embroidered. Replaced each year, they are cut up after the ceremonies and their pieces distributed as relics. ]]></dc:description></metadata>