Prayer board

Museum number:
5-11770
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011770
Description:
Prayer board, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11770, acc no. 2879, file code 6.2. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: plain white piece of carved wood cut in shape of Muslim prayer board Context of use: used in Muslim education of children board is covered with a thin layer of wax, written upon with stylus; wax can be smoothed to erase writing Description: prayer board, Muslim, used in teaching the Koran to children; carved wood; this piece is still in mint condition, never having been used; normally, the board is covered with wax, written on; 41 cm. l.; 19 cm. w.;
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Hausa att.
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection date:
July 27, 1972
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Prayer board, accession number 5-11770, described as Prayer board, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11770, acc no. 2879, file code 6.2. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: plain white piece of carved wood cut in shape of Muslim prayer board Context of use: used in Muslim education of children board is covered with a thin layer of wax, written upon with stylus; wax can be smoothed to erase writing Description: prayer board, Muslim, used in teaching the Koran to children; carved wood; this piece is still in mint condition, never having been used; normally, the board is covered with wax, written on; 41 cm. l.; 19 cm. w.;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Prayer board, accession number 5-11770, described as Prayer board, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11770, acc no. 2879, file code 6.2. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: plain white piece of carved wood cut in shape of Muslim prayer board Context of use: used in Muslim education of children board is covered with a thin layer of wax, written upon with stylus; wax can be smoothed to erase writing Description: prayer board, Muslim, used in teaching the Koran to children; carved wood; this piece is still in mint condition, never having been used; normally, the board is covered with wax, written on; 41 cm. l.; 19 cm. w.;

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