Antique Metal Middle East Container/Stand

got this item out of an old storage I have no idea what it is,I believe it's middle east maybe Islamic,I hope someone can give me some information,it's some type of metal that has some rust as shown in picture.

 

Looks like Mecca,made from cut up "cooking"oil cans,etc...... http://www.tinboxdadi.com/edible-oil-tin-can/150-big-size-edible-oil-tin-can-manufacturer.html

 

The Kaaba:



Maybe storage belonged to a haji.

 

So it's an incense burner?

 

They call it that, then go on to say 'with a flared open top for hot charcoal' so sounds like it might be more of a brazier. Something this big burning incense would smother you, I should think.

Note the lot was passed; it didn't sell.

 

If the link will work, here's the Nixon one:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/411727590928041113/

 

This says incense, also shows some that are smaller:

http://albukhoorcenter.webblogg.se/2008/june/a-symbol-of-hospitality.html

 

Thanks soooo much!! I will google all the above

 

Yes, a souvenir of Mecca. Incense is used throughout the Middle East for a welcoming ritual.
People who go on the Hajj (pilgrimage) bring back souvenirs for loved ones. Mecca and Hajj souvenirs mean as much as for instance souvenirs from Rome, the Holy Land, or Varanasi (Hindu).
It is not antique btw, it has just been exposed to humidity. Kept in a shed, maybe. My guess is 1970s.

 

Thanks you all!! Any Jewelry It was in a shed

 

Glad it has come out.

 

Nice work, shed detective!

 

I like to shed some light on otherwise obscure objects.