Qur'anic Writing Board
Artist
Swahili artist
Date19th–20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumWood and indigo ink
Dimensions23 1/2 × 7 × 1 in. (59.7 × 17.8 × 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsWood
Credit LineGift of Ernie Wolfe III and Diane Steinmetz Wolfe
Object number2019.23.1
On View
On viewProvenanceCreated in Kenya, 19th–20th century; purchased in the field by Ernest Ervin Wolfe III, Los Angeles, 1976; given to NCMA, 2019.
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