Old Tuareg Teapot - Mauritania - Outstanding Piece

Description

Old
Tuareg Teapot
-
Mauritania
Mid 20th century. Tin gr. 664,6 (23.44 oz.); copper, brass, resin decorations. C
m. 20,5 high (8.07
”
) x cm. 23,0 width (9.06
”
).
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western
Sahara
and the north-central
Sahel
. They are probably descended from the ancient Libyan people of the kingdom of the
Garamantes
, described by
Herodotus
. Tuareg are mostly nomads. For over two millennia, the Tuareg operated the
trans-Saharan caravan trade
connecting the great cities on the southern edge of the Sahara via five desert trade routes to the northern coast of Africa (Mediterranean).
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