Lot 429
Portable Board for Funeral Ceremony - Prague Hevra Kadisha
Wooden board with handle for carrying, for use during a funeral ceremony. "Made thanks to the charity box of Hevra Kadisha in Prague" [Hebrew]. With two printed leaves [printed in Trnava, Slovakia, ca. 1920s].
Attached to one side of the wooden board is a leaf with the "Miktam of David" (Psalm 16). Attached to the other side is a leaf with the psalm "To the choirmaster, A psalm of the sons of Korah" (Psalm 49) (recited in the house of mourning). The title "Miktam of David" is printed in red ink.
Leaves: 25X16 cm. Board length (including handle): 39 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains (some dark) and wear to paper leaves. Defects to wooden board.
