Saturday, January 10, 2015

The griots of ancient Mali...............


Ancient Manuscripts from the Desert Libraries of Timbuktu
Timbuktu, Mali, is the legendary city founded as a commercial center in West Africa nine hundred years ago. Dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries, the ancient manuscripts presented in this exhibition cover every aspect of human endeavor and are indicative of the high level of civilization attained by West Africans during the Middle Ages.

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