The life of Shaykh Sidi al-Mukhtar al-Kunti
Mali
18th Century
Source: Yahya Ould el-Bara, 'The life of Shaykh Sidi al-Mukhtar al-Kunti', in The Meanings of Timbuktu, pp. 193-204.
Recipe Details
Evidence
"Opposite: The first folio of the al-Minna manuscript composed by Shaykh Sidi al-Mukhtar al-Kunti."
Remarks
Red pigment is used for rubrics, headers, and the initial Basmala as seen in the folio image (p. 192). This application follows the tradition of using cinnabar or red ochre for important textual markers in West African manuscripts, though this is inferred as no chemical characterization was performed in the study.
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorRed
RegionMali
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorYahya Ould el-Bara, 'The life of Shaykh Sidi al-Mukhtar al-Kunti', in The Meanings of Timbuktu, pp. 193-204.
CollectionMamma Haidara Library
Language
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