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The image shows a rectangular wooden board, traditionally called a Lawh in North and West Africa.

This type of board has historically been used for learning the Quran, but this one is clearly talismanic and intended for esoteric or mystical practices (often linked to Sufism or Islamic folk magic).

Sold without a base!

The handle has been re-glued at one end (see photo).

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L'image montre une planche en bois rectangulaire, traditionnellement appelée Lawh en Afrique du Nord et de l'Ouest. 

Ce type de planche est historiquement utilisé pour l'apprentissage du Coran, mais celle-ci est clairement talismanique et destinée à des pratiques ésotériques ou mystiques (souvent liées au soufisme ou à la magie populaire islamique).

Vendu sans socle!

La poignée a été recollée à une extrémité (voir photo).

Quranic Table "Sufi Islam – Qur'anic and talismanic usage" - Wood - Nigeria - 2000

Good condition - 66 cm

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The Nigerian wooden Qur’anic board, titled “Table Coranique ‘Islam soufi – usage coranique et talismanique’”, measures 66 × 27 cm and has a re-glued handle.

Quranic Table "Sufi Islam – Qur'anic and talismanic usage" - Wood - Nigeria - 2000

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The Nigerian wooden Qur’anic board, titled “Table Coranique ‘Islam soufi – usage coranique et talismanique’”, measures 66 × 27 cm and has a re-glued handle.

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