'Arkilla Jenngo'
Wedding Blanket or Tent Hanging
Woven by Fulani weavers for a Tuareg Noble Family
Inland Delta Region, Mali or Niger
First half, 20th century
Handspun local wool and cotton, indigo and other natural dyes
Strip-weave technique, slit tapestry weave
Size: 16' feet long by 56 inches wide (487 x 142 cm)
From a French private collection.