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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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2023Eman Ali calmly guides us through the streets of Oman in a touching hometown revisit
2023
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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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1875Zanze
1875
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1600Mask gold weight
1600
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1700Sankofa bird gold weight
1700
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1700Bird gold weight
1700
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1800Box of Cowrie Shells
1800
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1700Kuduo vessel
1700
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1700Seated male gold weight
1700
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1801Ganga?
1801
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1700Mudfish gold weight
1700
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1700Amulet gold weight
1700
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1700Gold Weight
1700
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1800Man's kente (prestige cloth)
1800
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1801Drum
1801
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1700Shield gold weight
1700
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1700Gold Weight
1700
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1700Geometric gold weight
1700
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1800Abamphruwa (gold-dust box)
1800
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1800Lion Ornament
1800
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1800Lion Ornament
1800
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1700Chicken's head gold weight
1700
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1700Male figure with bird gold weight
1700
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1700Gold Weight
1700
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1700Geometric gold weight
1700
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1801Atumpan
1801
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1700Mother and child gold weight
1700
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1801Breasted Drum
1801
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1700Fly whisk gold weight
1700
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1700Kuduo vessel
1700
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1700Double-headed bird gold weight
1700
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1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
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1875Rebab
1875
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1100Earring, One of a Pair
1100
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1701Spear
1701
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1875Gumuri
1875
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
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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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1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
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1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
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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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2020Ryan Debolski spotlights the effects of immigration and globalisation in Oman
2020
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2020A Vibe Called Tech, Gucci and Manju Journal come together for series celebrating Ghanaian culture and gender fluidity
2020
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2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
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2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
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2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
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2019From South Korea, Ghana to Berlin, Alexander Beer captures the people of the world
2019
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2020Jeremy Snell cinematically documents life on Ghana’s Lake Volta
2020
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2012Sami Kallio
2012
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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2017Victory Journal turns its gaze on Ghana’s boxing scene
2017
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2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
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2016Jeremiah Quarshie paints hyperreal portraits of Ghanaian women and water
2016
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2016Photography collective Tripod City's “candid and erratic” Ghana street photography
2016
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2016The wheels on the tro tro: Charlie Kwai captures Ghana’s spirited public transport
2016
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2011What's On: Kings of Kumasi: New Painting from the Asante Capital
2011
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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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2024The life cycle of tro tro buses: Caleb Kwarteng Prah fuses portraiture with Ghana’s popular transport
2024
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2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
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2018Asafo flags embody cultural meanings and narratives from Ghana’s Fante people
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
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2023Carlos Idun-Tawiah captures the intimacy of childhood friendships in Accra
2023
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2019Joana Choumali’s art reimagines life in Accra and Abidjan at daybreak
2019