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A Bahraini with keffiyeh and agal
Agal by TE Lawrence at IWM, London
An agal ( Arabic عقال, DMG ʿaqāl ) is a cord that is used to hold the keffiyeh (an Arabic headgear) on the head. Usually the agal is black.
An agal usually consists of a wool core around which black threads are wrapped very tightly in order to achieve the necessary rigidity.