PORTRAIT OF THE ALMAJIRI: A STUDY OF THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES IN PAINTING
PORTRAIT OF THE ALMAJIRI: A STUDY OF THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES IN PAINTING
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2006-07
Authors
OTU, JOHN OZOVEHE B.A.
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PORTRAIT OF THE ALMAJIRI: A STUDY OF THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES
IN PAINTING is aimed at bringing to people’s knowledge the correct use of the
word ‘Almajiri’ its origin, development and the present destitute state of the
Almajiri. The study was motivated by the ongoing events of destitution, poor
living conditions and their abuse by both social miscreants and the Mallams who
abuse them. The Almajiri is a boy-scholar who goes to a town outside his
hometown against the backdrop of the primary aim of learning the Qur’an. The
intention of the research is to raise awareness on the societal ills the Almajiri cause
and the ones they suffer. The survey for the research was based on actual visits
paid to the various places, which negates the primary aim that has brought them to
their town of Quranic study. In the methodology, sketches were made from poses
assumed by the Almajiri. The other sketches were based on imaginative
composition and photographs taken of the Almajiri. The research was not
undergone to condemn anyone, but rather to create awareness for a unilateral
structure that will aid the proper organization of the Traditional Quranic School
for the Almajiri. The paintings produced are shown in various plates and
exhibited as a result of the study carried out. It is observed that for as long as the
destitute situation and abuse of the Almajiri persists, the paintings made and
exhibited regularly might aid a reversion to the initial ideal of the Traditional
Quranic School.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE
POST-GRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
NIGERIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE AWARD OF
MASTER OF FINE ARTS (MFA) DEGREE IN PAINTING
DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
NIGERIA
Keywords
PORTRAIT,, ALMAJIRI,