Decorative ornament (3) - Morocco

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This Moroccan wooden lot from the southern Atlas, dated 1940–1950, comprises two Arabic marriage contracts described as Tuareg documents and a Berber tent peg.

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Authentic Tuareg documents and a Berber tent stake
Wood - provenance from the southern Atlas of Morocco, 19th century
An ancient marriage contract written in Arabic on wood. According to ancestral usage
Contents of the manuscript /
Islamic formulas, names of the spouses, mention of the dowry (sadaq), various agreements
Subject matter: legal, religious and patrimonial.
1 Berber wooden tent stake
94 g - 31 x 4.5 cm
1 flat marriage contract
26 g - 6 x 1 cm
1 round marriage contract
168 g - 26 x 3.5 cm

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Era

1900-2000

Weight

168 g

Specific region of origin

Sud Atlas

Number of objects

Material

Wood

Country of origin

Morocco

Colour

Brown

Condition

Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes

Height

31 cm

Width

4.5 cm

Depth

4.5 cm

Estimated period

1940-1950

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