File:Brooklyn Museum 2004.52.21 Al-Buraq.jpg
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English: Al-Buraq ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: Al-Buraq |
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Description |
English: Figure of Al-Buraq (winged half human, half horse) painted on glass with gold metal frame. Condition good.
English: Gora Mbengue was a member of the Tijaan, a Senegalese Sufi movement devoted to the teachings of al-Hajj Malick Sy, a local Muslim saint. This painting depicts al-Buraq, the winged horse with a woman's head on which the prophet Muhammad flew the mi'raj, his nocturnal journey to heaven to meet God. Al-Buraq has also been adapted as an emblem for miraculous success in business in the region. Reverse glass painting (souwère), a technique that had developed by 1900 in Senegal's cities, was banned by the French colonial government in 1908. Works such as Al-Buraq are a part of collective memory and resistance that has since spread throughout Dakar. |
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English: 1975 |
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Dimensions | 13 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. (34.3 x 48.9 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q632682 |
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Current location |
Arts of Africa collection South Gallery, 1st Floor |
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Credit line | Gift of Blake Robinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2004.52.21_PS2.jpg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Attribution: Brooklyn Museum
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