Hausa Islamic Prayer Board

Object/Artifact

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Frances M. Maguire Art Museum

Name/Title

Hausa Islamic Prayer Board

Description

Early-20th-c. wood Islamic prayer board from the Hausa people of Nigeria.

Use

A wood panel used for practicing calligraphic Arabic script

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Nigeria

Continent

Africa

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

6 in

Material

Wood

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Credit Line

Label

Gift of Carmen R. Croce, '71