Boucherouite Rug with Salt and Pepper Pattern
N°
01623
Period
Circa 2000
Origin
Middle Atlas, Morocco
Materials
Recycled Yarn
Status
Available
Size
153 x 103 cm5'0" x 3'4"
Defined as bu sharwit (transliterated to boucherouite, meaning ‘made with scraps’), rugs of this type began to appear in the market at the turn of the millennium, representing one of the most basic levels of the rural weaving culture of Morocco. Woven with cut-out pieces of recycled cloth, these often result in rugs rich in visual poetry. In this densely woven example, the tightly packed array of very carefully chosen fabric scraps reminds us of a field of flowers in full bloom.