Four tent poles and one tent peg
Sahara / Sahel, Mali / Niger, Tuareg
sold
EUR 900
Provenance
Roger Lefèvre, Brussels, BelgiumGerman Collection (1999)
Size
H: 116 cm, 135 cm ,136 cm, 139 cm, 60 cm
H: 45.7 inch, 53.1 inch ,53.5 inch, 54.7 inch, 23.6 inch
Description
wood, each mounted on base
These poles were used to divide the interior of the tent by means of long mats “éseber” stretched between them. They were elaborately carved, often with openwork patterns, and were considered prestige pieces intended to embellish the tent.
The smaller board-like object with pointed end is probably a tent peg that was stuck into the sand in order to stretch the canvas.