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Al-Buraq

Gora Mbengue1975

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Figure of Al-Buraq (winged half human, half horse) painted on glass with gold metal frame. Condition good.

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Details

Title: Al-Buraq
Creator Lifespan: 1931-1988
Creator Nationality: 0
Date Created: 1975
Location Created: Dakar, Senegal
Type: (not assigned)
Rights: Gift of Blake Robinson
External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/164604/Al-Buraq
Medium: Glass, paint
Signed: MBeingue
Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. (34.3 x 48.9 cm)
Culture: Wolof
Collection: Arts of Africa
Artist: Gora Mbengue
Accession number: 2004.52.21

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