Accession No
Z 16912 B
Description
Wooden board with handle, pierced for suspension with blue cloth loop. Painted with Arabic script. Split through the flat end.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Tanzania
Period
Source
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 16912 B
Cultural Affliation
Waswahili [Swahili]; Arabic
Material
Wood; Fibre; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
400mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Old envelope found with object adds: 'Matapwisis'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 16912 A-B: 'Two wooden slates on which coastmen teach the natives Swahili using Arabic characters.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
B is cracked.
Event Date 17/1/2002
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Wooden board with handle, pierced for suspension with blue cloth loop. Painted with Arabic script. Split through the flat end.
Event Date 5/4/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:296093
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