coloured ink
Nigeria
19th Century
Source: Last, M. (2008). THE BOOK IN THE SOKOTO CALIPHATE. In: The Meanings of Timbuktu. HSRC Press.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
Manufactured locally (p. 154).
Original Recipe Text
Manufactured locally (p. 154).
Evidence
"All supplies of black, red and yellow inks were manufactured locally... In Borno, a separate copyist put in the vowelling in coloured ink."
Remarks
In the Borno 'school of calligraphy', there was a division of labor where a primary scribe wrote the main text and a separate 'voweller' added the vocalization marks using red or yellow colored inks (p. 161, note 63). Fine copying sometimes utilized two or three colors (p. 152).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorYellow
RegionNigeria
Approx. Year1850
Source Information
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