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ID number: BIRRC-D0164 Institution: Research and Cultural Collections Named collection: Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts Artist / Maker: Unknown Title / Object name: Tuareg Camel Saddle (terik) Object type: Leatherwork
Place made: Kidal, N.E. Mali Culture: Kel Adrar Twareg Date made: 1970s Materials: Wood, leather, brass with leather applique and pen drawn linear patterns. Measurements: 83 x 78 cm
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'Tamzak' type. Metal strip (left-front) reads V:II.I.+II: dwIg+Ir in tifinar script. Trans: 'adowla ag atlar', the maker's name. The Kel Adrar Twareg tribe come from the Adrar n Iforas mountain region. Made by the chief Kel Adrar smith.
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