$244
Four Tuareg posts, Mali/Niger, Africa. Three support poles (tigettewin), used to suspend water bags, saddle bags and calabash, on custom metal bases, and a bowl holder pole (tejikant) with circular rim supported by four struts having engraved designs and leather lashing (not mounted). (Reference: Prussin L. African Nomadic Architecture. Smithsonian Institution Press 1995, pp. 99-105.) Provenance: Private Collection, New York. Tallest: 37"
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2009-12-05