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Summary
DescriptionOne for men, the other for women, Kashan, Iran (1284822563).jpg
From the LP: "The two different knockers were designed to give off different sounds so that whoever was in the house would be able to tell whether a man or woman was knocking and so decide who should open the door to them; vital in a society where women lived in purdah (in seclusion or behind a veil)."
What we were not able to figure out was which is which. Our guess: left women, right men.
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