IDNO

P.145333.RDG

Description

Documentary photograph of a "Muhammedan amulet from the Sudan."
Amulet is now in the care of the MAA, reference 1927.381, and described as: "Amulet; Charm - Charm from Nubia. Consisting of long leather strings from which are suspended a rectangular and long round charm cases - each probably containing extracts from Koran. Collected by ?Currelly.
Africa; North East Africa; Sudan
Ridgeway (donor); ?Currelly (collector)." [Description from record 1927.381, JD 16/02/2020]

Place

E Africa; Sudan

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Currelly, C. P. [Object Collector]; Ridgeway, William

Date

Collection Name

Ridgeway Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.145303.RDG - P.145387.RDG were located in a white archive sleeve, now numbered C999/, and transferred from MAA Paper Archives, W10/2/10, by Jos Dudding, 13/12/2019.