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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0018-0209   CAS 0018-0209; Reading desk
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Reading desk
Culture Swahili
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya or Tanzania
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data East African coast
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description Book rest used for holding Koran while reading in the mosque.
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 37.0 (open), Width = 21.6 (closed), Thickness = 3.4 (closed), Length = 45.7 (closed)