Long Rug with Thunderbolt Pattern
N°
04075
Period
Circa 1990
Origin
Western Middle Atlas, Morocco
Materials
Wool
Status
Available
Size
225 x 80 cm7'4" x 2'7"
A group of narrow runners with bold patterns and frequent use of recycled and synthetic fabrics appears to originate from the western foothills of the Middle Atlas mountains, in an area between Boujad and the Atlantic coastland, home for a number of Arabic Berber tribes. Here the weaver employs exclusively a selection of richly coloured industrial yarns in order to create a glowing ensemble of zig-zag devices. The irregular shape of these motifs, wider at the bottom and gradually tighter towards the end, depicts what could be a most colourful thunderbolt.