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 an eight 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.
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Physical Description
Pair of crossed sticks, interlaced with green, red and grey and blue fabric to form a square. Three of the ends are covered with fraying grey fabric.
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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Collector
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Inscriptions
Hand-written inscription in green ink on underside: 'DOUAR / 2007'.
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Classification
Games & toys, Dolls' accessories, Dolls' furniture & furnishings
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Category
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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
