TUAREG SHIELD 1, Niger


Photographs © Tim Hamill

TUAREG
SHIELD 1
42" high x 30" wide
$1200
SOLD

The Tuareg are fiercely independent nomadic people. On the move with their herds and camels over vast areas of the southern Sahara, they create an impressive world of traditional, functional objects of leather which was their primary material due to its durability, lightness and flexibility. Masters of geometric abstract design, the Tuareg fashioned objects ranging from saddlebags to shields.

This leather shield was formed then strengthened and embellished with metal.

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