Writing Tablet Item Number: 3420/43 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Writing tablet, or prayer board. Invocations for blessings handwritten on the front. The board is oval-shaped. There is a large five-point star drawn within the writing near the base.
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
Obtained by Tchuemegne from Mr. Senoula, the former headmaster of a Qur'anic school in Bamako that had recently closed. The boards were said to have been in use at the school since it had opened in the early 1980s.
Item History
- Made in Bamako, Mali between 1980 and 1984
- 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
Who
- Culture
- Malian
- Previous Owner
- Richard Tchuemegne
- Received from
- Richard Tchuemegne (Seller), Michael O'Brian Family Foundation (Funding source) and Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bamako, Mali
When
- Creation Date
- between 1980 and 1984
- Ownership Date
- before February 5, 2020
- Acquisition Date
- on February 5, 2020
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3420/0043