Rug with Stacked Polychrome Squares
N°
00840
Period
Circa 1980
Origin
Boujad, Southern Middle Atlas, Morocco
Materials
Wool
Status
Sold
Size
174 x 120 cm5'8" x 3'11"
Distinguished by a quite fine and dense structure of wool yarns on a foundation composed of clusters of cotton and industrial fibres, this Boujad rug displays a sequence of polychrome squares orderly arranged by colour, which contrasts with the more typical ‘Boujad entropy’, especially when the theme centres around potential checkerboard patterns. Here no attempt is made towards emphasising dramatic head-to-head chromatic contrasts, both in the field as well as in the end panels. It almost feels like the equivalent of a jazz musician simply practising scales, moments before letting loose.