Slate with inscription

Museum number:
5-2918
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
10 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1717
Description:
Wooden slate; Arabic inscription on both sides; verses from Koran; leather wrapped handle on top; 14” x 22”. 35.5 cm x 56 cm.
Donor:
Leonard Plotnicov and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Jos market, Jos, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Hausa; Jos Market
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Collector:
Leonard Plotnicov
Collection date:
1962
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts)
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1968-1969 #91: unknown borrower (March 27, 1969–August 1, 1969) and S1979-1980 #57: International House (UC Berkeley) (April 11, 1980–April 14, 1980)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Slate with inscription, accession number 5-2918, described as Wooden slate; Arabic inscription on both sides; verses from Koran; leather wrapped handle on top; 14” x 22”. 35.5 cm x 56 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Slate with inscription, accession number 5-2918, described as Wooden slate; Arabic inscription on both sides; verses from Koran; leather wrapped handle on top; 14” x 22”. 35.5 cm x 56 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Slate with inscription, accession number 5-2918, described as Wooden slate; Arabic inscription on both sides; verses from Koran; leather wrapped handle on top; 14” x 22”. 35.5 cm x 56 cm.

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