Publication Date
1902
Publication Place
-
World Museum, Vienna
Subject
Strips of palm leaves, leather
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع : 9 سم ، القطر : 20 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
70.803
Record ID
object;EPM;at;Mus23;10;ar
Library Location
World Museum, Vienna
Date
1902
Notes
The Mahra people are not ordinary Bedouin people. They fed their camels dried sardines and did not speak Arabic. They did not use black tents, but they sought protection and shelter under trees or lived on top of rocks. Their material culture is dispersed. In 1901, Vienna race researcher Wilhelm Heine spent his childhood dreaming of traveling with his wife, Maria, and he did so. They traveled from Aden to the port of Mukalla in the east of the country, but they left immediately because they feared for their safety. They continued all the way to Qishin, the main site for the Mahra Bedouins to study their language, which was difficult to know at that time. Hoping for a ransom, the Sultan of Mahra placed them under Vibeto's guard. Despite the very bad conditions, the Hein couple recorded songs, myths, and stories in the language of the Mahra people and documented their material culture for the first time.
Sample Text
"Milk Bowl" from Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus23;10;ar
