Dromedary Pottery Ideqqi, Kabylia Algeria

Glazed terra cotta camel, Ideqqi Pottery Berber women's art, Kabylia Algeria. First half 20th or earlier. Rare and unusual model, polychromy and motifs typical of this type of pottery. Significant restoration (see photo). Otherwise in good condition.

"The women of rural Maghrebian societies, both potters and weavers, are the custodians of a culture and know-how handed down from generation to generation, but which today tends to be lost with the rural exodus and economic development. The geometric patterns that adorn the pottery - and which are also found on the women's textiles and tattoos - carry a symbolic meaning that dates back to Neolithic times. The purity of form, simplicity and spontaneity of decoration give these objects a special charm. They bear witness to a remarkable harmony between function, form and decoration. Extract from the book published on the occasion of the eponymous exhibition "Ideqqi : Art des Femmes Berbères" at the Musée Branly."

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