Photographs © Tim Hamill
TUAREG, WALLET 11, 12.5" h., $200, Niger. SOLD
This elaborate wallet pulls apart to reveal an inner pouch constructed of incised and stitched leather.
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 cushions to tent mats that were painted and molded, embroidered, engraved and fringed.
These wallets, worn around the neck or under robes, range from simple leather rectangles to elaborate multi-piece pouches-within-folders.
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