Islamic Writing Tablet inscribed with the Basmala from the Quran (Koran)
Unidentified Baganda maker
late 19th-early 20th century
Wood and black ink
Overall: 8 7/8 × 4 1/4 in. (22.5 × 10.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
39.64.6901
Geography
Place Made: Uganda, Eastern Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Course History
Art History 31.01, Arts of South Asia, Seher Agarwala, Fall 2023
History 5.08, African and African American Studies 19.01, Africa and the World, Robby Zeinstra, Fall 2023
History 5.08, African and African American Studies 19.01, Africa and the World, Robby Zeinstra, Fall 2023
Religion 16.05, Middle Eastern Studies 17.20, The Qur'an and the Prophet, Emily Silkaitis, Winter 2024
History 69.01, African and African American Studies 53.01, Religion 74.17, Islam in African, Robby Zeinstra III, Spring 2024
Religion 16.01, Middle Eastern Studies 6.02, An Introduction to Islam, Emily Silkaitis, Spring 2024
Exhibition History
Anthropology of Religion, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Anthropology 48, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 30-May 2, 2004.
Provenance
Museum and Art Gallery Reading, England; sold to present collection, 1939.
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