Writing Tablet
Item number 3420/41 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Writing tablet, or prayer board. Invocations for blessings handwritten on the front. The board is rectangular, with one large round projection at the top, and two small rectangular feet at the base. Writing on both sides of board.
History Of Use
Though beginning with an invocation to Allah and acknowledgement of Muhammad and the saints, the texts do not copy Qur’anic verses, but list a series of blessings.
Narrative
From the collection of Dr. Arap Diop, who had purchased tablets 3420/40-41 in Mogodishu in the 1990s. Tchuemegne acquired them from Diop in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Item History
- Made in Somalia between 1990 and 1999
- Owned by Richard Tchuemegne before February 5, 2020
- Received from Richard Tchuemegne (Seller), Michael O'Brian Family Foundation (Funding source) and Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source) on February 5, 2020
What
- Name
- Writing Tablet
- Identification Number
- 3420/41
- Type of Item
- tablet
- Material
- wood and paint
- Overall
- height 146.8 cm, width 15.8 cm, depth 2.3 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Somalia
Who
- Culture
- Somali
- Previous Owner
- Richard Tchuemegne
- Received from
- Richard Tchuemegne (Seller), Michael O'Brian Family Foundation (Funding source) and Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1990 and 1999
- Ownership Date
- before February 5, 2020
- Acquisition Date
- on February 5, 2020
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3420/0041
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