Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

Arts du Maghreb. Collections du département des arts maghrébins musulmans
(123 words)

Translated titleThe Arts of Maghreb. Collections of the Department of Maghrebinian Muslim Art
Author

E. Mesle.

Imprint

Paris, France, 1977. 115 pp., 31 pp., illustrations: 12 b&w, 29.7 × 21.5 cm. French.

Location

Musée National des Arts Africains et d’ Oceanie (3 December 1977–15 February 1978)

Description

The artistic heritage of Maghreb, presented in two sections. The first deals with the region’s Muslim population; the second with its non-Muslim residents, both ancient and recent. Jewish presence discussed on pp. 20–31, and items 152–200, with examples of costume followed by synagogue objects, and ceremonial objects according to holidays. Mimeographed copy. 200 items.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
COSTUME
NORTH AFRICA
TORAH ORNAMENTS

minor keywords

Algeria
Amulets
Hamsas, lamp hangers
Hanukkah lamps
Ketubbot
Libya
Mauritania
Mezuzah cases
Mizrach
Morocco
Pesach plates
Rimmonim
Scrolls of Esther, illuminated
Shabbat lamps
Synagogue lamps
Talit
Talit bags
Torah mantles
Tunisia
Yad

Cite this page
“Arts du Maghreb. Collections du département des arts maghrébins musulmans”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 30 May 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0572>
First published online: 2019



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