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Authentic Tuareg document
Exceptional museum piece, this very large and rare Berber marriage contract on a fine wood plaque from the late 19th to early 20th century
Inscription on recto and verso
Written in black ink in Arabic
Text according to ancestral usage
Official red ink stamp, visible
Content / Islamic formulas
Names of the spouses
Mention of the dowry (sadaq)
Witnesses and manuscript seal
Various agreements...
Legal, religious and patrimonial object
Origin: Southern Atlas Moroccan
Total weight 220 g
Large model 146 g
Length 31 cm
Width 5 cm
Diameter 2.5 cm
Small model 74 g
Length 12 cm
Width 6 cm
Diameter 2 cm

Authentique document touareg 
Exceptionnelle pièce de musée, ce très grand et rare contrat de mariage berbère sur plaque bois fin du 19ème début 20ème siècle 
Inscription recto verso
Rédigé à l'encre noir en arabe
Texte selon l'usage ancestral
Tampon rouge officiel à l'encre 
visible
Contenu / formules islamiques 
Noms des époux 
Mention de la dot (sadaq)
Temoins et sceau manuscrit
Divers accords...
Objet juridique, religieux et patrimonial 
Origine sud Atlas Marocain
Poids total 220 gr
Grand Modèle 146 gr
Longueur 31 cm
Largeur 5 cm
Diamètre 2,5 cm
Modèle petit 74 gr
Long 12 cm
Larg 6 cm
Diamètre 2 cm

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Berber marriage contract - Morocco

Late 19th century - Wood - Good condition

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Original Moroccan two-piece wooden document titled Contrat de mariage berbère, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, total weight 220 g, dimensions 31 cm by 5 cm, with an official red ink stamp and Arabic inscription.

Berber marriage contract - Morocco

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Original Moroccan two-piece wooden document titled Contrat de mariage berbère, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, total weight 220 g, dimensions 31 cm by 5 cm, with an official red ink stamp and Arabic inscription.

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