Local Color in the Song of Solomon 1:5 “tents of Kedar” nomadic tribal tents made of dark goat hair 1:5 “curtains of Solomon” most likely the beautiful curtains of Solomon’s palace 1:9 “my filly” a young, female horse 1:12; 4:13, 14 “spikenard” an aromatic oil taken from an Indian herb 1:13; 3:6; 4:6, 14; 5:1, 5, 13 “myrrh” an aromatic gum from the bark of a balsam tree made into perfume in either liquid or solid form 1:14; 4:13 “henna blooms” a common shrub whose white, spring blossoms give off