tent wall panel; eseber

An 'eseber', or long bendy mat woven by women out of finely twisted 'afezu' reeds. They are often decorated with geometric motifs made from leather strands or coloured wool. Such mats are multifunctional - they are used as windscreens, as interior panels to create privacy and reconstruct spatial areas, and as covers for bed frames (Loughran and Seligman, 2006, p 91).

Item number 76 on Jeremy Keenan's item list. Price paid: 120 dinar. 'Eseber' is a long bendy mat woven by women out of finely twisted 'afezu' reeds. They are often decorated with geometric motifs made from leather strands or coloured wool. Such mats are multifunctional - they are used as windscreens, as interior panels to create privacy and reconstruct spatial areas, and as covers for bed frames (Loughran and Seligman, 2006, p 91).

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1971.1078
PLACE
COLLECTION
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
reed
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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