When ujjat perused the letter, he became visibly agitated, took off his turban (the symbol of his religious authority) and put on a lambskin hat (the symbol of the laity).
The imperfect protection afforded by lambskin, when coupled with its advantages in terms of strength and sensation, might be a tradeoff some people would be willing to make.
He sang, danced, and played an odd-looking musical instrument made of lambskin, insisting we put our ear against the instrument to hear the sound of the ocean.
