A TUAREG REED CARPET
Mauritania, Northwest Africa, Early 20th Century
Having three leather embroidered medallions flanked by leather embroidered squares on the natural reed field with open borders
Approximately 11ft. 5in. x 8ft. 2in. (348cm. x 249cm.)
Lot Essay
Reed carpets were made to be used in the tents of the Tuareg nomads in Northwest Africa.