Summary
Toy carpet, woven from dyed wool on a wooden frame. It was designed to be used in a doll's tent, and was made by a 13 year old girl from the Douar village, Tan-Tan, Moroccan Sahara.
It is part of a group of traditional toys collected in the Anti-Atlas area of Morocco by Belgium Socio-cultural Anthropologist Jean-Pierre Rossie, during the period 2005-2011.
See more information in Rossie J-P., 2008. Saharan and North African Play and Toy Cultures. Domestic life in play, games and toys, p. 64-66.
Physical Description
Pair of crossed sticks, interlaced with white, green, red and pink fabric to form a square.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Jean-Pierre Rossie, Oct 2011
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Place & Date Collected
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Inscriptions
Written on one stick end: 'DOUAR / 2007.'
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Classification
Games & toys, Dolls' accessories, Dolls' furniture & furnishings
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
125 mm (Width), 210 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Dolls, Trucks, Handmade Games & Toys, Play, Dolls Houses, Carpets
