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Preferred Citation

Qur'anic writing boards, circa 1900, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from pba galleries with funds from the Christian Family endowment.

Scope and Contents

Five Qur'anic wooden writing boards with Arabic script with colorful designs, believed to have been created in Nigeria. These boards would have been used to teach Arabic writing and for students to learn the passages of the Qur'an.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Quran--Manuscripts, Arabic