Vintage Boucherouite Berber Rug
N°
00828
Period
Circa 2000
Origin
Middle Atlas, Morocco
Materials
Industrial Yarns — Wool
Status
Available
Size
277 cm x 160 cm9'1" x 5'3"
Woven with the exclusive use of recycled industrial yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, these are termed boucherouite and are woven in various regions of Morocco. Weavings such as this are the product of illiterate Berber people with very limited economic means, for whom making a floor covering by using recycled yarns is the only affordable solution. One marvels at the amount of creativity shown in these art works