Allo kafi gida. Planches contemporaines secrètes du Nigeria septentrional. Beaux-arts preserved in the library of

preserved in the library of the Guimet Museum

He then became interested in the relationship between plant and mineral forms and architectural ornaments

only eighty-four of his images were published

Rome and Salzburg

Allo kafi gida. Planches contemporaines secrètes du Nigeria septentrional. Beaux-arts preserved in the library ofThe Quranic tablets called allo kafii gida, preserved by the Hausa ethnic group who inhabit northern Nigeria, are shrouded in secrecy. The Hausa are afraid to reveal to outsiders the auspicious formulas that adorn these objects. And they also refuse to take the risk of displaying representations of human beings and animals in an iconoclastic Islamic context. Even today, radical Islam severely punishes the possession of allo kafii gida with penalties