Your Cart is Empty
1769 Old Tunisian Bakhnoug Shawl - Textile Art Masterpiece
Bakhnoug Wool Wedding Shawl with fabulous jewel-like colors
Faded unevenly. This can be seen in the shots of the whole textile taken from a distance. This adds to the character of the textile.
Spectacular geometric and abstract motifs. They form an alphabet through which declarations of belonging, of faith and messages of goodwill and hope are expressed.
Chenini Vilage, Tunisia
Chenini is an ancient settlement perched high on a hilltop ridge that was used mainly as a fortified granary by the local Berber Nomads.
Age unknown - estimated to be 50-70 years old
These textiles are very important to the family and so rarely available commercially.
LITERATURE EXAMPLE: A similar example may be seen in 'North African Textile' by Spring & Hudson on page 63
206cm x 93cm
***
This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.
***
Like it? Share it with friends on Facebook!
.......................................................................................................................
Recently Viewed
You may also like
