COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
BCM_.75.36.254
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BCM_.75.36.254
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
Flat, rectangular wooden writing board with a crescent-shaped handle at the top; top of crescent notched and handle throat open in center with horizontal linear incising at top and bottom on one side; traces of Arabic calligraphy in black ink on both sides of the board; dark brown patina.
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Flat, rectangular wooden writing board with a crescent-shaped handle at the top; top of crescent notched and handle throat open in center with horizontal linear incising at top and bottom on one side; traces of Arabic calligraphy in black ink on both sides of the board; dark brown patina.
Description
false
Creator Nationality:
African
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African
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Sudan
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Sudan
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Writing Board
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Writing Board
Title
false
View:
Full view
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Full view
View
false
Creation Date:
20th century
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20th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1900
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1900
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1975
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1975
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Wood
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Wood
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Drawing Instruments
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Drawing Instruments
Classification Term
false
Creation Place:
Sudan, Africa
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Sudan, Africa
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Length: 17 3/4"; width: 10"
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Length: 17 3/4"; width: 10"
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
Brooklyn Children's Museum
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
75.36.254
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75.36.254
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Herbert S. Zim, 1975
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Gift of Dr. Herbert S. Zim, 1975
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html"target="_new">http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
A writing board for children learning and practicing Arab calligraphy. Texts from the Koran are usually copied for practice; black ink may be washed off and the board reused. Some boards belong to teachers, with the texts written on them as examples for students.
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A writing board for children learning and practicing Arab calligraphy. Texts from the Koran are usually copied for practice; black ink may be washed off and the board reused. Some boards belong to teachers, with the texts written on them as examples for students.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
BCM_.75-36-254.tif
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BCM_.75-36-254.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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