Wooden prayer-board or lohn with fenestrated handle

Made:
1801-1910
Wooden prayer-board or lohn with fenestrated handle Wooden prayer-board or lohn with fenestrated handle

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Wooden prayer-board or lohn with fenestrated handle
Science Museum Group
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Wooden prayer-board or lohn with fenestrated handle
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Wooden prayer-board or lohn with fenestrated handle, covered with Islamic script thought to be medicinal, from North West Africa, 1801-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A50460
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
overall: 454 mm x 200 mm x 16 mm, .52 kg
type:
prayer boards
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)