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Qur'an Board

19th century · Africa

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Plate 1Qur'an Board, Africa, 19th century, wood, ink, and hide, Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum, 61.347.

Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon.

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 114, cat. 50 (supplied scan PDF p. 112)

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Qur'an Board, Africa, 19th century, wood, ink, and hide, Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum, 61.347.Plate 1 · Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon. · Printed p. 114, cat. 50 (supplied scan PDF p. 112)

What the record shows

Catalogue no. 50: Qur'an Board. 19th century; wood, ink, and hide; Africa.

Date
19th century
Object type
Other objects
Recorded place
Africa
Holding
Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum
Accession
61.347
Source locator
Printed p. 114, cat. 50 (supplied scan PDF p. 112)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).