Antique Silver Lingma Casket Prayer Box african leather Bust: 32” Length 21” Shoulder

Bust: 32” Length 21” Shoulder to shoulder 19” Sleeve length 20

Shoulder to shoulder 11”

including life under the fatwa

handwoven with jamdani weaving techniques and hand dyed with natural dyes

making it a significant work in African American literature and an exploration of the human spirit in the face of adversity

Antique Silver Lingma Casket Prayer Box african leather Bust: 32” Length 21” ShoulderThis vintage silver lingam casket (ayigula) is in the form called chauka, in reference to its rectangular shape whose top cover rises upwards at opposite ends to tapering points meant to suggest a bull's horns, symbolic of Nandi the bull. The container is designed to hold the sacred lingam stone which is used as a meditation device to allow the worshiper to concentrate on Shiva. This piece includes a small lingam stone, crystal and a small piece of