Litham (Arabic: لِثَام, romanized: lithām, sometimes pronounced lifam) is a mouth-veil which the Tuareg and other West and North African (namely Sahelian) nomads, particularly men, have traditionally used to cover the lower part of their face. == Role and significance == The litham has served as protection from the dust and extremes of temperature characterizing the desert environment.
Litham (Arabic: لِثَام, romanized: lithām, sometimes pronounced lifam) is a mouth-veil which the Tuareg and other West and North African (namely Sahelian) nomads, particularly men, have traditionally used to cover the lower part of their face. == Role and significance == The litham has served as protection from the dust and extremes of temperature characterizing the desert environment.
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