Calligram

Description

Calligram of black and blue ink on buff parchment paper, original work, with design showing a bold interpretation of various Arabic calligraphic scripts treated as abstract motifs rather than as inscriptions: Tunisian, Tunis City, by Nja Mahdaoui, 1991

Museum reference

A.1993.230

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Calligram

Production information

Mahdaoui, Nja, 1937 (b.), Calligrapher
Tunis City, Tunisia, Northern Africa

Date

1991

Materials

Parchment, Ink

Physical description

Black and blue ink on buff parchment paper