Wool fabric purchased at the tribal rug exhibition.
This is a saddlebag cut in half, which nomads used to carry on the backs of donkeys and other animals when they moved around. (It is bag-shaped and can be stuffed with things)
When I think of tribal rugs, I only imagine them as rugs, but it seems that these woven fabrics have a variety of uses among the bare minimum possessions that nomads have to carry around when they move around.
The reason I like folk art is that it originated from the aspect of tools, created to meet the necessities and convenience of life.
I was really glad to learn at this exhibition that this "beauty of utility" is strongly expressed in tribal rugs.
I'm getting bogged down in this...lol
#tribalrugs
#rugs・carpets