"Imazighen! Beauty and Artisanship in Berber Life" presents the
Peabody Museum's collection of arts from the Berber-speaking
regions of North Africa. The book gives an overview of Berber
history and culture, focusing on the rich aesthetic traditions of
Amazigh (Berber) craftsmen and women. From ancient times to the
present day, working with limited materials but an extensive
vocabulary of symbols and motifs, Imazighen (Berbers) across North
Africa have created objects that are both beautiful and practical.
Intricately woven textiles, incised metal locks and keys, painted
pottery and richly embroidered leather bags are just a few examples
of objects from the Peabody Museum's collections that are
highlighted in the color plates. The book also tells the stories of
the collectors--both world-traveling Bostonians and Harvard-trained
anthropologists--who brought these objects from Morocco or Algeria
to their present home in Cambridge in the early twentieth century.
The generosity of these donors has resulted in a collection of
Berber arts, especially from the Tuareg regions of southern
Algeria, that rivals that of major European and North African
museums.
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