A tobe is a type of clothing worn primarily by the nomadic people of Africa's northern deserts on Earth. It consists of a loose cotton wrap, reaching own to the knee, and thrown over the shoulder. Mahmoud Gamal al-Parneb Nezaj provided a tobe and veil for T'Lera to wear while transporting her from the Mali coast to the Western Desert. (TOS novel: Strangers from the Sky)