In Tinghir we stayed at the Hotel Timbuctu which was built as a Kasbah for the local "super-caid" in 1947 but turned into a Hotel in 1996. It is themed around the trans-Saharan caravan routes and each room is named after a staging post on the route with a framed map and explanation. We were in "Sijilmassa".
Continuing the theme there was an exhibition of sub-Saharan artifacts. One was from Equitorial Guinea but the rest were from Mali. They were labelled with their tribal origin and all were for sale. The masks were mostly between £200-£800 and the cloth was somewhat cheaper at £40-£100 for about 2 metres.
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