Wedding Blanket or Tent Wall Covering (Arkilla Jenggo)
ClassificationsTextiles-blankets
Culturepossibly
Fulani
Culturepossibly
Tuareg
Dateearly to mid 20th Century
Made AtMali, Africa
Made AtNiger, Africa
MediumWool and cotton
Dimensions55 × 77 in. (139.7 × 195.6 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2016.15.37
DescriptionArkilla are large woven blankets usually hung next to a marriage bed. Arkilla Jenggo are woven by the nomadic Fulani people and sold to women of the neighboring Tuareg group. They typically possess black-and-white checked patterns. Fulani weavers come to Tuareg encampments to make and sell these blankets.On View
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