Carved wooden prayer board

Made:: 1880-1920

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Carved wooden prayer board, anchor-shaped handle, flat board
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Carved wooden prayer board, anchor-shaped handle, flat board, flarcel sides, both faces have Islamic script, west African, 1880-1920

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Category:: Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A197495

Materials:: wood

Measurements:: overall: 320 mm x 150 mm x 18 mm, .26 kg

type:: prayer boards

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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Carved wooden prayer board

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