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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
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2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
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2021The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
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1675Women's overskirt
1675
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1500Triple Crucifix
1500
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1800Power Figure: Seated Female (Nkisi)
1800
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1890Lukombé (slit drum)
1890
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1800Staff with Saint Anthony of Padua
1800
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1825Whistle
1825
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1700Crucifix
1700
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1500Pendant with Saint Anthony of Padua
1500
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1800Ancestor figure
1800
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1880Woman's ceremonial overskirt
1880
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1801Kunda
1801
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1700Christ figure
1700
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1500Crucifix
1500
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1801Ngoma (drum)
1801
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1850Bell
1850
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1675Pendant of Saint Anthony of Padua
1675
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1850Ngonge
1850
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1850Rattle
1850
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1850Ngonge
1850
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1875Horn
1875
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1875Whistle
1875
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1875Tusk with Figurative Relief
1875
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1875Tusk with figurative relief
1875
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1700Christ figure
1700
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1800Staff finial with seated woman
1800
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1700Christ figure
1700
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1850Trough Zither
1850
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1880Receptacle with Figurative Relief and Stopper
1880
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1500Crucifix
1500
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1850Ngonge
1850
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1800Figure: Seated Male
1800
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1500Crucifix with Saint Anthony of Padua
1500
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1700Helmet mask
1700
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1801Drum
1801
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1801Side-blown Trumpet
1801
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1801Drum
1801
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1675Crucifix
1675
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1900Whistle
1900
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1500Pendant of the Virgin Mary
1500
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1850Horn
1850
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1770Royal portrait of Akessa(?)
1770
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1500Crucifix
1500
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1890Gambanda (wife of the chief) mask
1890
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1850Horn
1850
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1800Monkey Figure
1800
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1490Figure of a Kneeling Woman
1490
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1500Door and Lock: Figures
1500
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1500Gwantigi
1500
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1200Ring
1200
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1500Figure
1500
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1100Miniature Vessel
1100
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1100Figure
1100
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1801Bala
1801
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800Ornament
800
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1700Ornament
1700
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975Bracelet
975
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1200Male figure
1200
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1500Staff: Female Figure
1500
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1400Jomogoni male figure
1400
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1400Female figure with raised arm
1400
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1500Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures
1500
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1800Equestrian pendant
1800
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800Zoomorphic Figure
800
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800Necklace
800
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1300Bracelet
1300
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1400Figure: Female
1400
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1700Bracelet
1700
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1100Miniature Shaft and Pin
1100
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1100Figure: Equestrian
1100
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1500Figure: Kneeling Female
1500
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975Bracelet
975
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1300Priest with raised arms
1300
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1300Bracelet
1300
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1700Seated binukedine ( priest)
1700
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975Bracelet
975
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1500Staff with seated male leader
1500
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1500Figure: Seated Female
1500
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800Ornament
800
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800Bracelet
800
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1500Figure Group
1500
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1100Zoomorphic Figure
1100
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800Figure
800
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1850Nyanyeru (riti)
1850
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1500Heddle Pulley: Female Figure
1500
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800Ornament
800
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1700Imina Na (Great Mask)
1700
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800Ornament
800
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1720Seated couple
1720
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1500Equestrian
1500
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1100Miniature Vessel
1100
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1300Bracelet
1300
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1100Miniature Basket (?)
1100
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1850Hoddu (Xalam)
1850
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1750Female dege dal nda (sculpture of the terrace)
1750
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800Ornament
800
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1400Figure
1400
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975Bracelet
975
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800Ornament
800
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1400Figure: Female
1400
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1720Pair of bala players
1720
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1300Necklace
1300
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1400Gwandusu
1400
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1400Female with Small Figure
1400
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1400Bracelet
1400
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1400Mother and Child Figure
1400
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1100Zoomorphic Figure
1100
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1801Donsó Ngoni
1801
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1300Bracelet
1300
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800Zoomorphic Figure
800
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975Bracelet
975
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800Ornament
800
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1700Chain with Pendant
1700
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975Bracelet
975
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1700Figures Ornament
1700
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1000Bracelet
1000
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800Figure
800
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1850Hoddu (Xalam)
1850
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1100Figure
1100
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1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
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1875Rebab
1875
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1875Gumuri
1875
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1701Spear
1701
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1850Nay
1850
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1501Sword with Scabbard
1501
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-900Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription
-900
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900Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
900
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1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
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1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
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1000Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1000
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1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
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1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
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1200Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
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2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
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2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
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2019Aimé Mpane's paintings confront the legacy of colonialism in Congo
2019
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2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
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2019Experience the joy of the Congolese Belgian community in Rebecca Fertinel's photographs
2019
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2017Meet KOKOKO! the Kinshasa-based band made up of artists and inventors
2017
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2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
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2011Timbuktu
2011
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
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2018Congo Tales offers an alternative to fear-based environmental messaging
2018
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2020Congo in Conversation chronicles important stories from the country’s rising reportage photographers
2020
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2021What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
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2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
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2018Hugh Kinsella Cunningham's photographs show the power and resilience of the Congo's Church
2018
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2021Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
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2018Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018