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Vintage Saharan Mauritanian Tuareg Leather and Reed Rug with Stepped Diamonds

$11,303.05

£8,288.54

€11,590VAT Included

CA$15,665.23

A$15,737.75

CHF 9,077.68

MX$191,520.55

NOK 105,449.88

SEK 106,967.51

DKK 72,438.40

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 is embellished by an infinite repeat pattern of parallel and offset rows of stepped diamonds, which is 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: 108.67 in (276 cm)Length: 175.2 in (445 cm)
Style:
Tribal (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Leather,Reed,Hand-Woven
Place of Origin:
Mauritania
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Circa 1950
Condition:
Seller Location:
Milan, IT
Reference Number:
Seller: Alberto Levi Gallery 070591stDibs: LU954940374432

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