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African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Leather Pillow with Fringes
About the Item
Large African Tuareg hand tooled leather pillow.
Great colors, hand painted with tribal geometric design with long leather fringes on each side.
Handcrafted in Africa with pieces of leather hand-sewn together and hand painted, the back has a different design.
Originally collected in mid Africa, than traded into Morocco, this Tuareg Berber Tribe leather pillow shows it age with dignity and grace.
It presents a perfect versatile work of art that your friends might admire, old world desert tribal craftsmanship marvels.
Weathered from appropriate old age- it has defied the elements and remains remarkably intact.
History:
The Tuareg people are a large Berber ethnic confederation. They principally inhabit the Sahara in a vast area stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso.
Great patina, one of a kind, circa 1960.
Some fringes are missing.
Size without fringes: 41 in. L x 15 in. H.
- Dimensions:Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 41 in (104.14 cm)Depth: 6 in (15.24 cm)
- Style:Tribal (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:Kenya
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1960
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. some fringes missing.
- Seller Location:North Hollywood, CA
- Reference Number:
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