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Ida ou Kensous. Old ceremonial wool and henna Berber veil

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Morocco

Lenght: 180 cm

Width: 115 cm

MA1009-015
€580.00


A stunning woman's old ceremonial veil or headscarf from the Berber Ida tribes, most likely from the Ida ou Kensous or the Ida ou Zeddoute, inhabiting areas of the Moroccan Central Anti Atlas in the region of the Jbel Siroua. Hanndwoven in wool by artisan weavers and painted and dyed in three shades with henna in averu characteristic U-shaped pattern. Fringed at the bottom. It would have been used in special gathering by the women of the tribe as veils or to cover their heads and shoulders. A superb piece with truly captivating design and colors. A genuine true ethnographic jewel.


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