Wooden Koranic board with two leather amuletic cases, Nigeria, 1880-1920
- maker:
- Hausa people
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Wooden Koranic board, with two small leather amuletic cases attached, northern Nigeria, 1880-1920.
A wooden Koranic board from Nigeria with two small leather amuletic cases attached to the handle. Extracts from the Koran are written onto the board. The words are washed off with water, which the patient then drinks.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A651700
- Materials:
- wood, leather and case, leather
- Measurements:
-
overall: 400 mm x 205 mm x 33 mm, .57 kg
- type:
- board
