Tuareg/West Africa
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| 1 | 2009.2.30 | Sandal | Pair of thong sandals a. & b. Highly decorative leather work using many colors in the noted style of the Tuareg. Base of sandal is dark brown with stitching around the inside of the sole. Upper sandal is sage green with dark brown leather insets. Toe divider has two small round metal pieces and a small red pompom. The sandals are attached together at the soles. Untanned hide is used for the rounded soles. Goat skin for tops. Color: BR, GR, TN, RD, |
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| 2 | 2009.2.37 | Boot | Thin light brown leather boot is very decorated on outside panel with geometric patterns in several colors. Green dyed leather strips are stitched with brown and red leather thread in intricate designs. Dark leather circles are sewn on with decorative stitching in several places. Thin lines are painted in a few places. Inside length of boot is plain. Decorative green leather triangular toe piece. A. left boot, B. right boot, C. Leather strip that attaches the boots together by loops on the rear. Color: RD, TN, GR, BR |
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| 3 | 2009.2.38 | Purse | Large flat purse with fol over flap. Front of purse is very decorated with geometric patterns, mostly diamonds, circles, and triangles. Designs are stitched with fine leather strips in different colors.Back of purse is plain red with a brown stripe down the middle and thin stripes around the outer edge. Inside- red with brown stripe down middle that fans out at each end. A bit of leather fringe bottom outside front. Color: RD, TN, GR, BR |
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| 4 | 2009.2.39 | Bag, camel | Very decorative large storage bag for camel travel. Designs sewn or painted on. Back of bag is a dark yellow with painted blue-green line designs. The front of the bag is half red, half orange. There is a lot of fringe in different lengths and colors. Stitch designs are mostly triangles and diamond shapes. Color: YL,RD,TN,GR,BL |
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| 5 | 2009.2.43 | Pole, tent | Large, light colored wood tent pole with three horizontal segments on upper half. Oval piece at the very top with two points. Cylindrical pole for bottom half. Color: Br |
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| 6 | 2009.2.44 | Pole, tent | Tent pole with 3 horizontal segments, each about 10" long. Line designs carved into the segments. Oval piece with two points on top. Bottom part cylindrical shaped and smooth. Color: BR |
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| 7 | 2009.2.45 | Pole, tent | Tent pole carved into very decorative shapes stacked on each other for top half of pole. Geometric designs are etched into the the various shapes. Bottom half is a plain, smooth cylinder. Color: BR |
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| 8 | 2010.17.135 | Harness | Camels harness made of dyed wool from goats, camels, or sheep, woven, cream colored base with dark brown stripes, fringe/tassels on each end, loops on either side of the chest piece for attachment to the camel, harness would attach through the saddle and accessories, decorative horizontal dark brown braided design on chest piece Color: BR, CR |
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| 9 | 2010.17.136 | Bag, Camel | Camel udder bag made of BR, BK, and WH dyed wool woven with hair from either camels or goats to prevent suckling, 1 strand of braided wool and 1 loop on either side for attachment to the camel, on either end there are BR pieces with space in between them, but the material becomes more concentrated and close to surround the udder Color: BR, BK, WH |
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| 10 | 2010.17.86 | print, photographic | black and white photograph of a group of men dressed in riding gear showing off or displaying their camel whips-one man's face almost completely covered, the other man's is, look to be in a town or city, flag in the background, cars and othere people. Portrait orientation 8"X10" Written on back of print Rosario Casella P.O. Box 416 Tripoli, Libya. Color: BK, WH |
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| 11 | 2010.17.87 | print, photographic | black and white photograph, 2 men conversing, dressed in riding clothes, one with a black head scarf the other with a white, they are standing in front of a group or caravan of camels in the desert somewhere, documented as Tuareg men, landscape orientation 8"X10". Written on back Rosario Cassela P.O. Box 416 Tripoli, Libya. Color: BLK, WHT |
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| 12 | 2010.17.91 | Pants | Black, elastic waist band and around ankles, white diamonds embroidered down sides, pockets Color: BK, WH |
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