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Four Tuareg posts, Mali/Niger, Africa. Three support poles (tigettewin), used to suspend water bags, saddle bags and calabash, on custom metal bases, and a bowl holder pole (tejikant) with circular rim supported by four struts having engraved designs and leather lashing (not mounted). (Reference: Prussin L. African Nomadic Architecture. Smithsonian Institution Press 1995, pp. 99-105.) Provenance: Private Collection, New York. Tallest: 37"


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2009-12-05

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Collection of fifteen African cooking and eating utensils: seven spoons, four ladles, three spatulas and one churn, showing wear consistent with field use, each on Read more…


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Date:
2009-12-05