Other Textile

Konso Skirt – Southern Ethiopia

Approx. cm. 70 high. The size of these skirts can be adjusted via a cord. The Konso live in an isolated region of the basalt hills.  The area is made up of hard rocky slopes. They are mixed agriculturists using their dry and infertile lands to grow crops.  Their most...

Aymara Mantle – AWAYO – Bolivia

Mid 20th century. Excellent condition. Dyed sheep and llama natural wool. Approx. cm. 95,0 x 98,5 (37.4" x 38.7 Inches). These mantles (Awayo in Aymara language), very robust, are used by women to carry children and belongings.The Aymara are an indigenous ethnic group in the Andes regions of South America; about...

Large Tuareg Camel Bag – Niger

Leather. Approx. cm. 125,0 x 50,0 (49.21” x 19.68”). Authentic camel bag made from colorful leather and applications that form traditional Tuareg geometric designs. 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...

Large Tuareg Leather Pillow – Niger

Leather. Without fringes, approx. cm. 118,0 x 72,5 (27.75” x 12.40”). Authentic old pillow made from colorful leather and applications that form traditional Tuareg geometric designs. You can easily fill it using any stuffing material. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They...

Kuchi Dress – Afghanistan

1950'-1960'. Approx. cm. 100,0 high x cm. 130,0 width (39.37" x 51.18"). Excellent conditions. Kuchi are Pashtun from southern and eastern Afghanistan. Kuchi, means 'nomad' in the Persian language. The Kuchi mostly keep sheep and goats. The produce of the animals (meat, dairy products, hair and wool) is exchanged or sold in order...

Kuchi Dress – Afghanistan

1950'-1960'. Approx. cm. 110,0 high x cm. 137,0 width (43.30" x 53.93"). Excellent conditions. Kuchi are Pashtun from southern and eastern Afghanistan. Kuchi, means 'nomad' in the Persian language. The Kuchi mostly keep sheep and goats. The produce of the animals (meat, dairy products, hair and wool) is exchanged or sold in order...

Kirdi Beaded Apron – Cache Sexe – PIKURAN – Cameroon

1960'. Vegetable fibers, beads. Cm. 16,0 high (6.29”) x cm. 41,5 width (16.33”). A cache-sexe, or pikuran, from the Kirdi people of Cameroon. The name of Kirdi - which in Arabic means non-Muslim - is attributed to the many ethnic groups, animist, of Sudanese origin, who live in the northern Cameroon: Mafa, Massa, Kapsikì, Mundang...

Kuchi Dress – Afghanistan

1950'-1960'. Approx. cm. 110,0 high x cm. 135,0 width (57.48" x 12.59"). Excellent conditions.  Kuchi are Pashtun from southern and eastern Afghanistan. Kuchi, means 'nomad' in the Persian language. The Kuchi mostly keep sheep and goats. The produce of the animals (meat, dairy products, hair and wool) is exchanged or sold in order...