ClassificationsAfrican Art

Koranic Writing Board

CultureHausa

MediumWood, paper, pigment

Credit LineGift of Charles S. Ackerman and Joanne McGill-Ackerman

Dimensions21 1/4 x 12 x 1 in. (54 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm)

Object number2017.032.089

Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, January 15, 2019 - Present

ProvenanceEx coll. Susan and Richard Ulevitch, San Diego, California, purchased from Bonhams Knowle, September 7, 2010, lot 291. Ex coll. Charles S. Ackerman (1933-2017), Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Sotheby's New York, May 11, 2012, lot 78.

Status

On view

Collections

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