Wooden lohn or prayer board

Made:
1801-1910
Wooden lohn or prayer board

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Wooden lohn or prayer board
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Wooden lohn or prayer board, with projecting handles top and bottom and fibre loop, covered with Islamic script, thought to be medicinal, possibly Tuareg, Sudanese, 1801-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A19954
Materials:
wood and fibre
Measurements:
overall: 703 mm x 213 mm x 14 mm, .52 kg
type:
prayer boards
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)