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Fine Antique Saharan Mauritanian Tuareg Reed and Leather Rug
$14,374.04
£10,748.55
€12,000
CA$19,803.84
A$21,598.87
CHF 11,441.62
MX$258,939.75
NOK 145,715.42
SEK 133,245.93
DKK 91,444.78
About the Item
The carpets of the Tuareg, who are cattle herding nomads inhabiting a vast expanse of the Sahara desert, are among the most exciting group of weavings to appear on the market. These are woven by binding together fine straw reeds obtained from the panicum turgidum plant with strips of camel leather, the latter being often embellished with light green and yellow pigments in order to enrich the detailing of the pattern. Referred to as eseber by the Tuareg nomads, these large mats are used as tent screens and dividers. In ‘African Nomadic Architecture’ (1995), Labelle Prussin describes these mats as essential ‘to define an interior volume in which the wealth of colour, texture, memory, and meaning that permeates and impregnates the interior of the enclosed space could constitute a closed system of imagery.’ The designs are often based on their iconography, with star and cross-like devices alternating with geometric totemic-like figures of an abstract nature - typical of other forms of African art.
On this rare, fine and antique example, the field is almost entirely embroidered in a dark leather, where the pattern is derived by by not embroidering specific, small sections of the field. The exquisite quality of the rich leather embroidery coupled with the exceptional patina of the reed in the background contributes in making this piece one of the most refined manifestations of the textile art of the Tuareg.
- Dimensions:Width: 75.2 in (191 cm)Length: 98.43 in (250 cm)
- Style:Tribal (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1900
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- Seller Location:Milan, IT
- Reference Number:Seller: Alberto Levi Gallery 016061stDibs: LU954938541932
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