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Rug with Polychrome Squares and Arrowheads

N°
00863
Period
Circa 1950
Origin
Eastern Morocco
Materials
Wool
Status
Available
Size
418 x 198 cm
13'8" x 6'6"

The Berber carpets of the Ait Bou Ichaouen tribe, located in the eastern portion of Morocco near the border with Algeria, are distinguished by wild patterns and audacious colour combinations, these being in stark contrast with the essentially colourless surroundings of the steppe. Large format examples such as this one are referred to as tharashna and were used as bedding (Saulniers 2000, p. 107). This rug displays all of the characteristics of the group,  the boldly coloured chequerboard pattern being interrupted by clusters of polychrome devices similar to arrowheads. 

 

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