From the Arabic for "hunting horn", it's another name for mother-of-pearl
the term 'islamic art', widely used in art history, is in fact ... islam, as 
the dominant religion, and arabic, as the common language of ... cultural centre 
to another with astonishing speed and ease, subsequently ..... tortoiseshell, brass
, mother-of-pearl, enamel, wood ..... 37 this hunting horn is a typical product.