Wedding Blanket or Tent Hanging, Arkilla Jenggo

Inland Delta, Niger and Mali
Woven by Fulani (Peul) weavers for a Tuareg Noble family
First half 20th century

Handspun of local wool and cotton; indigo and natural dyes
Strip-weave technique (14 strips); slit tapestry weave, plain weave

Size:  460 x 122 cm