An Arkilla Kerka of Fulani weaver, working for the Tuareg, M - Lot 92

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An Arkilla Kerka of Fulani weaver, working for the Tuareg, M - Lot 92
An Arkilla Kerka of Fulani weaver, working for the Tuareg, Mali. This weaving called Arkilla Kerka is woven out of wool and cotton. Wedding weavings, these weavings were made by weavers who travelled from village to village and wove to order. It is said that the price of one Arkilla exceeded that of four oxen. Bibliography: Karl-Ferdinand Schaeder, "Le Tissage en Afrique au sud du Sahara", Die Weberai in Afrika südlich der Sahara, Pantena Verlag, Munich (Munchen) 1987. Cf. illus, 162, page 118. An Arkilla Kerka weaving from Peul weaver. 1st half of the 20th century h 163 x 498 cm
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