Tuareg Post

Tuareg Post

$425.00

Height Range - 36” - 52”

The Tuareg Posts 'Igem' are unique items that reflect the beauty of a fascinating tribe. Two matching posts are used outside the tent to mark or locate the entrance and enhance the doorway. The surface of the tent posts are decorated with fine engraving and have good patina from years of handling. The posts are forked at the top for attachment of the leather roof, they are weathered at the bottom from being pegged into the ground. Tents provide shade from the harsh desert sun. The Tuaregs are semi-nomadic, Islamic people speaking the Berber language. Today most Tuareg are semi-nomadic and remain in rural areas.

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