Description
A fine “couverture personnages” wedding hanging cloth by an unidentified Fulani “mabuube” weaver. Related cloths were exhibited at the Kennedy Centre in Washington and the Barbican Art Gallery in London in 1995., and are now represented in several major US museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum in New York. In my view they are the most remarkable creative development in West African weaving of the last 50 years. Careful planning and precise use of the tapestry weave technique on narrow strip cloth was needed to align the design across adjacent strips. These cloths were hung up as a backdrop to a wedding in wealthy Fulani families in Segou and nearby towns during the second half of the C20th. There are a few small faint marks consistent with use, overall very good condition. Dates from circa 1980. These rare cloths make spectacular wall hangings in modern interiors.
Measurements 227 cm x 190, 7’6″ x 6’3″.
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