Curtain

Curtains were pieces of cloth used to block the view of a stage from the crowd during a performance.

Smaller curtains were also used in sentients' homes, to cover windows and stop people looking into their homes. During riots people often drew their curtains so as not to view the bloodshed. The curtains were often drawn tight in hotels, so that the inside of the rooms—which were often grubby or unkempt—were not visible to potential customers. The color of curtains varied, though deep blue curtains were in existence on the planet Belazura. There was a certain type of curtains which were transparent during the day but opaque after dark. On the planet Ambria, Caleb used a thin curtain to cover over his front door.

Wookiees were one species known to utilize curtains, and they did so on their homeworld of Kashyyyk. The inhabitants of Ord Cestus also used curtains. Jabba the Hutt had curtains in his palace which he used to hide himself and his court to surprise Leia Organa and Han Solo. Curtains were also used by the Yuuzhan Vong in their worldships, though these were presumably organic.

Behind the scenes

Curtains were first named in Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire, but have also appeared in numerous other Star Wars works.

The word "curtain" is commonly used by Star Wars authors in metaphors and similes, but these are probably not in-universe appearances of curtains.

Appearances

• Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
• Darth Bane: Path of Destruction audiobook
• Cloak of Deception
• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Non-canonical appearance)
• Jedi Quest: The Moment of Truth
• The Cestus Deception
• LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Non-canonical appearance)
• Ewoks 3
• Winner Lose All
• Under a Black Sun
• Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
• Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novel (First appearance)
• Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi junior novel
• Queen of the Empire
• X-Wing: The Krytos Trap
• Heir to the Empire
• I, Jedi
• The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial