Minneapolis Institute of Art
Torah scroll case (Tik)
Iraq (Baghdad)LinkedCulture matchlcp-3a78b5a0d489
- Date
- early 20th century
- Medium
- Brass, cloth, beads, wire
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 81714
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
This hard sided tik , or Torah scroll container, is representative of the type used in the Sephardic tradition. Fashioned of wood or metal, the hard construction made it easy to transport and provided more protection for the Torah than the Ashkenazi cloth mantle (see an example from the permanent collection on the other side of this gallery). This particular tik was made in Baghdad in the early twentieth century, a city famous for its metalwork. Iraq, Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of funds from the Weiser Family Foundation
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