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RitualXIXe-XXe siècle

North African woven-palm lulav holder

Enrich the Great Book

מחזיק לולב קלוע מכפות תמרים מצפון אפריקה

Description

Plaited sheath of palm or rush leaves, made to bind the lulav with the willow and myrtle branches for Sukkot. The checkerboard or spiral weave is done by hand in Maghrebi communities. Light and renewed each year, this humble object structures the bundle of the four species.

Features

Material
fibre végétale
Provenance
Maroc

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