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leroibobo · 1 year ago

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a carved mother-of-pearl quran box and matching quran depicting al-aqsa mosque from bethlehem, palestine, dating to the 1960s.

mother-of-pearl carving is a traditional craft in bethlehem, especially among women, historically using mother-of-pearl via oysters from the red sea. the craft is said to have been brought over by franciscan monks from damascus in the 15th century. the tradition is still going strong today.

#palestine #items #books #worship #muslim #my posts #check out yasser barakat's site too (in the content source link)#he sells antiques & funds palestinian artists & craftsmen in jerusalem he's a cool dude #also yes i copied the description of the other post i made lol #like i said in my last post mother-of-pearl carving is usually associated w/ christianity but it's not exclusively christian #there's some muslim or even jewish things which are carved mother of pearl #(palestine had a small pre-you know what jewish population that got absorbed into you know where)#btw the crown on the inside of the lid is the royal hashemite crown since this is from when bethelehem was under jordanian control

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