Back لثام Arabic Litamo Esperanto ਲਿਥਮ Punjabi Litham Portuguese Litham Swahili Тагельмуст Ukrainian
 Tuareg man wearing a litham | |
| Type | mouth-veil |
|---|---|
| Material | cloth |
| Place of origin | North Africa |
| Manufacturer | Tuareg, and Sanhaja people |
Litham (Arabic: لِثَام, romanized: lithām, sometimes pronounced lifam) is a mouth-veil which the Tuareg and other North African nomads, particularly men, have traditionally used to cover the lower part of their face.[1]
- ^ Björkman, W. (2012). "Lit̲h̲ām". In P. Bearman; Th. Bianquis; C.E. Bosworth; E. van Donzel; W.P. Heinrichs (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.). Brill. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_4672.