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Vintage Saharan Mauritanian African Tuareg Leather and Reed Rug

$8,035.01

£5,936.47

€8,296VAT Included

CA$11,178.71

A$11,211.13

CHF 6,504

MX$136,873.23

NOK 75,334.68

SEK 77,099.97

DKK 51,853.15

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. Here the pattern consists of vertical rows of polychrome embroidered leather alternated with an orderly arrangement of rhombuses. These embroidered motifs are embellished by red, soft yellow and green pigments, which contrast efficiently against the natural colour of the reeds. The rare square format and the pristine condition finds its ideal placement in most contemporary living room spaces.

Dimensions:
Width: 126.38 in (321 cm)Length: 156.7 in (398 cm)
Style:
Tribal (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Leather,Reed,Hand-Woven
Place of Origin:
Mauritania
Period:
1970-1979
Date of Manufacture:
Circa 1970
Condition:
Seller Location:
Milan, IT
Reference Number:
Seller: Alberto Levi Gallery 070601stDibs: LU954940374032

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