moroccan berber high atlas bag face, which is an extremely rare example of work from the Berber of Ait bou Ichaouen, probably the Ait Hammou group. The weaving has significant religious designs and the owner may have been one of the men who appear in the two diamonds, the lower one of which contains the name "Abdullah". There are also the words for "Allah", "The King" and "Our Land". The wording used is in the Amazigh (Berber) language and one very old inhabitant of the village i found it in said it was in the Tifinagh dialect. The letter "h" and number "2" are also shown and these are both used in written Amazigh. Abdullah is well protected by the inclusion of a design representing a dagger to his right. a most fascinating, rare and important piece. Reference 2663. Size 84 x 45 cms., 2ft. 9ins. x 1ft. 6ins. Euros 675. sold. thank you.