First half 20th century. Indigo dyed cotton made from lots of small strips sewn together. Approx. cm 90,0 x cm 90,0 (35.93" x 35.93"). Some damage due to age and use (see photos). For similar example see page 186 of "African Textiles: color and creativity across a continent" by John Gillow. The sewn and indigo-dyed...
Cotton; approx. cm. 155,0 x cm. 215,0 (61.02″ x 84.64″). Handmade Malian cotton fabric traditionally dyed with fermented mud. It has an important place in traditional Malian culture and it’s a symbol of Malian cultural identity. In traditional bògòlanfini production, men weave the cloth and women dye it. On narrow looms, strips...
Mid 20th century or earlier. Handmade embroidery cotton, mirrows. The piece is cm. 104 high (40.94"). The Wazirs are in Karlani Pashtun tribe found in Pakistan and on its border with Afghanistan. The tribe comprises two geographically separate subgroups and are found in the Waziristan region That takes its name from...
1960-1970. Tiny glass beads and buttons; vegetal fibers. Cm. 16,5 high; diameter cm. 15,5. The Lega people are an ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.They originated in what is today Uganda, and started to migrate from there to their present location in the 16th century. The Lega people traditionally live...
Cotton; approx. cm. 160,0 x cm. 220,0 (62.99" x 86.61"). Handmade Malian cotton fabric traditionally dyed with fermented mud. It has an important place in traditional Malian culture and it's a symbol of Malian cultural identity. In traditional bògòlanfini production, men weave the cloth and women dye it. On narrow looms, strips...
Mid 20th century. Cowrie shells, old glass beads, metal element added. Cm. 23,0 x cm. 17,5 (9.05" x 6.88"). Diameter apporox. cm. 16,0 (6.29"). Grams 377,4 (13.31"). The term "GNAWA" refers to a North African ethnic minority that traces its origins to West African slaves and soldiers. Gnawa communities in the Maghreb...
Leather, wood, mirrow (one mirrow is missing); approx. cm. 100,0 x 49,0 (39.37” x 19.29”). The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They are probably descended from the ancient Libyan people of the kingdom of the Garamantes, described by Herodotus. Tuareg...
1970'. Handmade embroidery cotton, acrylic, glass. For the size, see photos n. 6. Baloch women put on loose dresses and pants with sophisticated and colourful needlework, including a large pocket at the front of the dress to hold their accessories. The upper part of the dress and sleeves are also decorated...
Leather, glass and metal beads. Cm. 41,0 high x cm. 26,0 width (16.14" x 10.23"). The Hamar, principally pastoralists, are the most readily identifiable of all the peoples of the South Omo. Women wear an elaborately decorated skin, often colored with beads and cowries. Beaded necklaces, bracelets and waistbands adorn...
Leather, cawrie shells, glass beads and metal elements. Cm. 62,0 high x cm. 28,5 width (24.40" x 11.22"). The Hamar, principally pastoralists, are the most readily identifiable of all the peoples of the South Omo. Women wear an elaborately decorated goatskin, often colored with beads and cowries. Beaded necklaces, bracelets and...
