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| Maker(s): | Unknown | | Culture: | North African; Moroccan
| | Title: | Quran Case and Necklace
| | Date Made: | 20th century
| | Type: | Container
| | Materials: | cloth , silver and amber, embroidered and woven segments, and six silver amulets
| | Place Made: | North Africa; Morocco
| | Measurements: | length: 19 1/2 in.; 49.53 cm; case: 4 x 4 in.; 10.16 x 10.16 cm
| | Accession Number: | SC 1977.25.1
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Jacqueline Miller Dunnington, class of 1949
| | Museum Collection: | Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
koran case with amber embroidered and woven necklace with 6 silver amulets; religion - Islamic
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