Prayers in praise of the Prophet Muhammad according to the days of the week and including the Names of the Prophet, in a decorated leather carrying case Sub-Saharan Africa from the Sudan to Nigeria, circa 1900


Arabic manuscript on paper, misbound and uncollated, approximately 300 leaves, 7 lines to the page written in sudani script in dark brown ink with diacritics and vowel points in red, significant words and phrases in red edged with yellow, verses marked with trefoil devices in yellow, occasional circular marginal devices in red and yellow, beginnings and ends of sections marked with geometric designs in black, ochre and yellow, loose between card boards within wraparound inner binding with flap, in box-like leather carrying case with three protective flaps, exterior with diamond-shaped and circular applied designs, with flap secured by a toggle, later leather and rope shoulder strap manuscript 130 x 95 mm.; case 140 x 150 x 80 mm.