QU'RANIC CALLIGRAPHY SHIRTS

Written By Nat Goldberg

Very little has been documented about these garments which are hand painted with Qu'ranic texts and mathematical magic squares, possibly by Hausa scribes, for fulani Nigerian or ashanti Ghanaian patrons.

Front. African Textiles: Color and Creativity Across a Continent

Front. African Textiles: Color and Creativity Across a Continent

Back. African Textiles: Color and Creativity Across a Continent

Back. African Textiles: Color and Creativity Across a Continent

 
Front. Property of The British Museum

Front. Property of The British Museum

Back. Property of The British Museum

Back. Property of The British Museum

 
Talismanic cloth with pseudo-Arabic texts and amulet designs, GhanaInk on cotton, early 20th century 315 x 204cmAfrican Textiles: The Karun Thakar Collection pp30-31

Talismanic cloth with pseudo-Arabic texts and amulet designs, Ghana

Ink on cotton, early 20th century 315 x 204cm

African Textiles: The Karun Thakar Collection pp30-31

Details of a painted textile probably made by Hausa craftsmen in GhanaPrinted and Dyed Textiles from Africa pp 48-49

Details of a painted textile probably made by Hausa craftsmen in Ghana

Printed and Dyed Textiles from Africa pp 48-49

 

REFERENCES:

J Gillow, African Textiles: Color and Creativity Across a Continent, Thames and Hudson,2003

C Spring, African Textiles Today, Smithsonian Books 2012

D Clarke, B Gardi and F Sorber, African Textiles: The Karun Thakar Collection, Prestel,2015

J Gillow, Printed and Dyed Textiles from Africa, The British Museum 2001

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