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Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2009.)
Polychrome Wooden Panels with Vegetal Motifs
Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2009.)
Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2009.)
Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2009.)

Polychrome Wooden Panels with Vegetal Motifs

DateDated 1271 AH (1854 - 1855 CE)
PeriodOttoman
MediumWood, polychrome pigments
DimensionsOverall: 131 1/2 x 81 3/8 in. (334 x 206.7cm)
ClassificationsWoodwork
Object number64.6.3a-f
DescriptionThese ornate wooden panels lining the Ottoman gallery are decorated using a technique called ‘ajami, a style of decoration that flourished in private Damascene homes during the rule of the Ottoman empire. In this technique, gesso is applied to the woodwork in relief, painted with washes of brightly colored glazes, and illuminated with metal leaf.
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