thorn-extractors

Updated: June 1, 2025

The little pipes which they use are of limestone, soft when cut and hardening in the air. They are more like cigarette holders than pipes. The thorn-extractors used by the Gara tribe are like those used by most of the other Bedouin: a knife, a sort of stiletto, and tweezers.

J. Theodore (James Theodore) Bent - Southern Arabia