Mid 20th century or earlier. Leather, wool. Cm. 26,3 high x cm. 11,5 width (10.35" x 4.52”). The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples of North Africa. Their myths, legends and history span 9,000 years, back to the Proto-Mediterraneans. They have achieved unity by keeping up their...
Cotton, wool. Approx. cm. 190,0 high x 90,0 width (74.80” x 35.43”). Excellent conditions. The Ait Atta are a large Berber tribal confederation of South eastern Morocco. They are divided into “five fifths” (khams khmas), all said to descend from the forty sons of their common ancestor Dadda Atta: these “fifths” are the...
Mid 20th century. Leather, silk; approx. cm. 35,5 in lenght (13.97″). Excellent conditions. Mid 20th century. Leather, silk; approx. cm. 35,5 in lenght (13.97"). Excellent conditions. The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples of North Africa. Their myths, legends and history span 9,000 years, back...
Early to mid 20th century. Wool, henna dye. Without fringes cm. 83,0 high x cm. 48,0 width (32.67” x 18.89”). Excellent conditions. Beautiful women’s foulard from the Ida Ou Nadif tribe. For more information and similar examples: “African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent”, by John Gillow, pag. 118; “Die Farbe...
1960'-1970'. Wool. Without fringes, approximately cm. 61,5 x 78,0 (24.21” x 30.70”). Tie and dye. Excellent conditions. You can see a similar piece on page 139 of “African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent”, by John Gillow. The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples of...
Mid 20th century. Silk, cotton. Approximately cm. 55,0 high x 47,0 width (21.65” x 18.50”). The Ait Atta are a large Berber tribal confederation of South eastern Morocco. They are divided into “five fifths” (khams khmas), all said to descend from the forty sons of their common ancestor Dadda Atta: these “fifths”...
20th century. Wool, silk. Approximately cm. 286,0 in lenght (9.38 Feet). The Sahrawi people are the people living in the western part of the Sahara desert which includes Western Sahara (claimed by the Polisario and mostly controlled by Morocco), other parts of southern Morocco, Mauritania and the extreme southwest of Algeria. As with...
Mid 20th century. Wool. Approximately cm. 190,0 high (from the hood to the base) x cm. 167,0 width (from sleeve to sleeve). This fabric has been professionally washed. Beautiful djellaba from the Beni Ouarain tribe. Wonderful work, excellent conditions (only two hole in the back side - see photos). For more...
Mid 20th century. Wool. Approximately cm. 36,0 x 56,0 (14.17” x 22.04”). This fabric has been professionally washed; excellent conditions. The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples of North Africa. Their myths, legends and history span 9,000 years, back to the Proto-Mediterraneans. They have achieved unity...
1960'-1970'. Wool. Approximately cm. 41,5 x 88,0 (16.33” x 34.64”). Tie and dye. Excellent conditions. You can see a similar piece on page 139 of “African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent”, by John Gillow. The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples of...
