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Sunday, 22 February 2015 19:05

Mahdi Flag

A flag of the Mahdi movement, Sudan, late 19th century.

The Mahdi flag now in the British Museum, London (BM acc. no. AF1949,46.694.b) represents a particular type of flag used by the Mahdi and his followers in the late nineteenth century. The Mahdi army used two types of flags to indicate the position of their leaders.

Published in Secular ceremonies and rituals
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