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Tent Hanging

Tuareg

Artwork Details

Tent Hanging
circa 1920
Tuareg
woven wool, camel hair and cotton
179 in x 58 3/4 in (454.7 cm x 149.2 cm)
Gift of Denise Miner Stanford
1984/1.258

Description

The Tuareg are traditionally nomadic and use these cloths to cover and decorate tent interiors. The typical cloth is composed of several narrow strips of cloth sewn selvedge to selvedge.

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