41.   His eyes were covered with cotton pads and his head wrapped with black cloth.

42.   Houses and cars throughout the country were draped in black cloth and huge portraits of the late president and his sons.

43.   Hoods of black cloth hid their identities.

44.   It was covered with a black cloth, which was slowly removed to unveil the banner.

45.   Muslims believe the Kaaba, which is covered by a gold-embroidered black cloth, was built by Abraham as a house of God.

46.   Others tied black cloths to traffic lights.

47.   Some carried a coffin wrapped in black cloth in a mock funeral for al-Sader, denouncing Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

48.   Some athletes wear special matchbook-sized sports magnets encased in black cloth on wristbands or in their clothing.

49.   The black cloth is changed every year before the annual Muslim pilgrimage begins and pieces of the old cloth are distributed by Saudi officials as gifts.

50.   The body was covered by a black cloth except for the feet.