Four years ago, I first wrote about the nalbound camel muzzles of the Arabian peninsula. Today, just one day shy, I am bouncing with excitement as I hold two examples in my own hands.
I have had tendrils out various locations across the Arabian peninsula trying to get one to examine for years, but they had all come back empty. Apparently, camel accoutrement sellers are not on the normal tourist tracks; or even that of city office workers. And yet, the quest has proved amusing enough that people are willing to keep an eye out and now one of those tendrils has returned successful.
Both muzzles have an F2 UOO/UUOO structure corresponding to the nalbinding stitch variant commonly called Mammen. This matches the predominant stitch I could see in those photos that were close enough to see evaluate as reported in More Camel Muzzles.
Thank you to everyone who has listened to me babble on with excitement about this particular continuing tradition of nalbinding; especially to those that have been willing to join the quest. I look forward to being able to examine them closely.