Authentic Tuareg document - Morocco

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Original official Touareg document from Morocco, a two-piece Berber marriage contract on wood dating to the late 19th century, with flat (28 x 11 cm) and round (33 x 3 cm) models, total weight 336 g, inscribed in black Arabic ink with a red official seal and Islamic formulas.

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Authentic Tuareg document
Exceptional museum piece, this very large and rare Berber marriage contract on a fine wooden plaque from the late 19th to early 20th century
Inscription on front and back
Written in black ink in Arabic
Text according to ancestral usage
Official red stamp in visible ink
Content / Islamic formulas
Names of the spouses
Mention of the dowry (sadaq)
Witnesses and manuscript seal
Various agreements...
A legal, religious and patrimonial object
Origin: Moroccan South Atlas
Total weight: 336 g
Flat model
Length 28 cm
Width 11 cm
Diameter 2.5 cm
Round model
Length 33 cm
Width 3 cm