Curing Diseases and Effects both Apparent and Hidden
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This textual compilation of medicinal practices includes instructions for diagnoses and cures. The remedies described draw upon animal, plant, and mineral matter as well as prayers and Qur’anic verses. This page provides instructions for writing prayers to encase in amulets that would help the sick. A 2011 survey accounted for more than 100,000 such manuscripts preserved in no fewer than 408 private family libraries in Timbuktu and its surroundings.
Artwork Details
- Title: Curing Diseases and Effects both Apparent and Hidden
- Date: 18th century
- Geography: Mali, Timbuktu
- Culture: Timbuktu
- Medium: Manuscript on paper
- Dimensions: H. 9 1/16 × W. 7 1/2 in. (23 × 19 cm)
- Classifications: Paper-Documents, Manuscripts
- Credit Line: Mamma Haidara Memorial Library, Mali (116)
- Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing