Tribal Art & Antiquities - 19th February 2020
Lot 579
An East Africa Islamic writing board with Quarnic/Koranic script to both sides
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £4500
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Description
An East Africa Islamic writing board
with Quarnic/Koranic script to both sides, with a carved stylised head handle and legs, with a hand written label Mohammedan Prayer Board from British Central Africa, No.12. Missionary Exhibition 1905 Africa Section Lent by Miss McMurtrie, 31 Saxe Coburg Place, 19th century,
46.5cm high.
Provenance
Miss E S McMurtrie, Edinburgh, pre 1905.