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Leather Box hand-tooled by Tuareg craftsmen in Mali, West Africa - $75 (Ballwin / Wildwood)
condition:
like new
make / manufacturer:
Tuareg Desert Craftsmen
size / dimensions:
full dimensions in post
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They tan hides of goat and sometimes camel for their prized leather craft work. On a 2006 trip to Mail [ yes, the home of a famous, real place called Timbuktu, or Tomboctou by the colonial French, or by the locals as Tin Buqt ] we haggled with a merchant for this beautiful chest / box.
It is gorgeous by itself if it just ‘sits’ around but can also be used for magazines, books, seasonal deocrative contents or other treasures. Leaving the lid closed gives you a full view of the patterns on top; those are created by embossing wet, molded goatskin or camel leather stretched over a wooden frame. There is patternwork on all sides of the box as well.
Dimensions :16” wide x 6” high x 6” front to back. It color is a rich mahogany-like rusty brown.
In perfect condition. The hinge device to raise and lower the lid is in excellent shape.
PLEASE LOOK AT MY OTHER ITEMS FOR SALE by clicking on the link “more ads by this seller” in a blue font type under the map image on this page and to the right of the photos in the ad.
The seller lives near the intersection of Clayton and Clarkson Roads in western St. Louis County and is very flexible on when and where we can meet.
Cash only, COD, please.
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