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large door; carved jambs, lintel and central post on door; two complete rows remaining of large iron fasteners on door surface; only two remain in lower row; iron chain, plate and securing pin at top right center of door; four pins along center post on door

Door, mid 19th century

Swahili

G242

Door Panel, Mamluk dynasty, wood carved with geometric and arabesque patterns, inlaid with ivory. Panel has modern mount and is set in seperate base which has four small decorative wood panels inset. Remounted 1984.

Door Panel, 14th century

Egypt

G242

tan, brown and grey pattern of stripes and 3 stepped arrowheads; short fringe on one side, long twisted and tied fringe on opposite side

Prayer mat, second quarter of 20th century

Sakalava

G242

dark brown; rectangular block above face containing metal floral nail in center surrounded by four smaller, plain metal nails; three similar plain nails on face; three rounded elements on each side of head--hair; horizontal stripes on face on either side of nose; vertical stripes carved over temples on forehead; protruding lips

Do mask, second quarter of 20th century

Ligbi

G242

ovoid shaped with flat top; chain extending from top center with tassel made of many hanging chains; central top high relief design of flower surrounded by five-pointed stars; sides decorated with relief designs of regularly-spaced leaves extending off flat horizontal vines

Hat (fez), Date Unknown

Temne

G242

paddle-like, large board with crescent shaped "handle" at top; handle covered in dark brown animal hide; rectangular portion has off-white ground and is covered with black text on front and back

Qur'anic board, 1950s

Unknown

G242

four sided pendant with curved sides; slightly domed; stepped; open tube at top for hanging cord; round elements on bottom points; some delicate engraved patterns of zigzags, wavy lines, triangles, football shapes; copper and brass elements; round finial at center; engraved inscription at top right of center

Amulet container, late 1800s

Tuareg

G242

cream colored ceramic vase with pale green shading at the top and bottom; faux crackling throughout; brown dimensional script throughout; oblong in shape with a thin neck and small opening

%C2%A9 Khaled Ben Slimane

White Vase, 2016

Khaled Ben Slimane

G242

rectangular board with protruding carved arrow at top; text from Qur'an written in ink on either side of board, surrounded by delicate border; one side has decorations of square spirals across C; the other side has geometric zigzag pattern

Qur'anic writing board, mid 20th century

Nigeria

G242

wooden board with leather-covered handle at top; designs in black, yellow, green and orange; one side decorated with bird with circular body, five pointed star and triangle with L-shaped element (abstracted bird motif), with text overall at diagonals in background; same types on motifs on opposite side birds with round bodies and turtle with round body and diamond with text in background with similar design to first side

Writing board, late 20th century

Hausa

G242

rounded form with flat, concave underside; wooden body with wooden stopper attached to leather thong tied to leather strap around neck, with additional wide leather cord with knot at one end, attached to strap around neck; shoulder decorated with carved zigzag basket weave-like design, with similar design around outer edge of top of outward-flaring neck; flat, wide mouth rim; small top opening; top of stopper decorated with carved vertical ribs and zigzag lines; plant fibers on bottom; medium wood tones

Bottle with stopper, first half of 20th century

Unknown Somali

G242

Y-shaped twig with strung beads wrapped around branch; brown and tan beads and faceted red beads; beads encrusted with soil

Staff, 1900-1950

Ethiopia

G242

Y-shaped twig with copper-colored wire wrapped around areas of branch; pointed squared-off conical metal cap at opposite end (iron or bronze?)

Staff, 1900-1950

Ethiopia

G242

folded-over pages of hand-written text with some geometric drawings inside a leather case with two open sides and a flap closure; three additional leather slipcases, each with one open side; all cases are brown with lightly pigmented geometric patterns; approx. 127 pages

Islamic manuscript in case, c. 1900

G242

rectangular box-like metal pendant with incised grid lines on front; stars and linear characters incised in grid squares; dark brown cord threaded through two copper loops

Amulet, first half 20th century

Niger

G242

long case with attached rounded rectangular inkwell; red, orange, and turquoise round beads and gems; crescent and star designs on one side; medallions with text on opposite side; wire filigree

Pen box, 19th century

Algeria

G242

roughly rectangular with curved top; multiple pieces of cow hide sewn together with a cowhide border sewn with white threads; suede side decorated with central round element; quadruped bird-like animal in LRC; four-legged, three-lobed insect-like animal in LLC; red snake, URC; six-legged football-shaped insect (scorpion?) with checkerboard design on its back in ULC; various lines of text written overall; some grids and geometric designs; text and drawings in red, green, purple and black; grid on back in black with purple text inside squares

Ritual mat, mid 20th century

Hausa

G242

White resin and fabric; bald woman with African facial features (eyelids not delineated) curled into a fetal position, wearing a white gown with a collar but without sleeve openings; woman wears a tall cone-shaped hat; long length of white Lycra fabric tied around figure's waist which hangs down to floor

%C2%A9 Ma%C3%AFmouna Guerresi

Supha, 2008

MaĂŻmouna Guerresi

G242

Caire, Allée des Pyramides, 19th century

FĂ©lix Bonfils

G242

Musulmansen Prière dans la Grande Mosquée à Dumas, 19th century

FĂ©lix Bonfils

G242

Fatimid dynasty; text from chapter six of the Koran. Vertical parchment Koran pages with seven lines of Maghribi (North African-Spanish) version of Neshki. Black ink for consonants and diacritical marks. The text starts on the side with the shaped decoration; the first word is Sura 6, middle left starts with the middle of verse 151 ( ) and ends toward the end of verse 152 ( ) on the reverse. The interlaced decoration marks the end of a single verse, and the decoration the end of a fifth verse (145). The two pages in between are missing (verses 146-151). Two other leaves of this manuscript are in the Freer Gallery of Art (Nos. 29.68 and 29.69); they contain sections of Sura 5.; two sheets of parchment with text on recto and verso on each.

Page from Koran, 12th century

G242

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