Prayer book with case (mahdar)
Object type: Book with travel case
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Artist: Wäldä Maryam
Artist bio: African, Amhara or Tigrinya
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: African
Date: 19th century
Medium: Parchment (vellum), pigment (red, blue, ochre, and black), leather, wood, string
Dimensions: H. 8 1/4 x W. 5 3/4 x D. 2 3/4 in. (20.96 x 14.61 x 6.99 cm)

Classification: Hide-Documents
Geography:     Ethiopia  
Credit line: Purchase, 1895
Accession year: 1895