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Vintage Saharan Mauritanian Tuareg Leather and Reed Rug with All-Over Design
$14,411.99
£10,675.55
€12,000
CA$19,719.20
A$21,455.99
CHF 11,360.68
MX$258,130.22
NOK 144,255.35
SEK 131,983.54
DKK 91,449.82
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 sometimes embellished with 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. Here the field pattern is composed of an infinite network of stepped lozenges, obtained by carefully embroidering the reed surface with mocha brown leather. Rugs of this type are very ductile in character, perfectly suited in interiors ranging from Louis XIV to Industrial Minimalism.
- Dimensions:Width: 98.43 in (250 cm)Length: 159.06 in (404 cm)
- Style:Tribal (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1940
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- Seller Location:Milan, IT
- Reference Number:Seller: Alberto Levi Gallery 070611stDibs: LU954940386762
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