Wooden lohn or prayer board with handle and leather strap

Made:
1801-1910
Wooden lohn or prayer board with handle and leather strap

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Wooden lohn or prayer board with handle and leather strap
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Wooden lohn or prayer board with handle and leather strap, board covered with Islamic script, thought to be medicinal, Sudanese 1801-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A160338
Materials:
wood and leather
Measurements:
overall: 515 mm x 330 mm x 27 mm, 1.26 kg
type:
prayer boards
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)