Vintage Beni Ouarain Berber Rug
N°
01615
Period
Circa 1940
Origin
Northeastern Middle Atlas, Morocco
Materials
Wool
Status
Available
Size
316 cm x 187 cm10'4" x 6'1"
The Beni Ouarain confederation is composed of seventeen tribes inhabiting the high mountain region of the northeastern Middle Atlas. Their rugs differ from other Berber weavings in that they are woven almost exclusively on an ivory background and decorated with abstract geometric motifs in undyed natural brown/black wool. The pattern is typically composed of an all-over grid of lozenges with little or no variation. This rug belongs to a specific rare subgroup, which is also my favourite, distinguished by having its pattern partially concealed.