al-Quta basket

al-Quta is a basket made of wheat straw dyed with natural colours, including red, and used to store cosmetics. It is cube-shaped with a pyramidal dome with a mirror placed on each of its three sides. Al-Quta is covered from its edges with a velvet cloth from which hangs tassels made of silk that is decorated with colourful beads. In the middle of its front section is a round mirror surrounded by red-dyed straw.