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Saharan Rug

Vintage Djebel Amour Saharan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
eastern Morocco along the Saharan Atlas. Although the tribe is of Arab origin and has been inhabiting the
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Vintage 1950s Algerian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Saharan Tuareg Leather and Reed Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The carpets of the Tuareg, who are cattle herding nomads inhabiting a vast expanse of the Sahara desert, are among the most exciting group of weavings to appear on the market. These ...
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Vintage 1930s Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Leather, Reed

Vintage Saharan Mauritanian Tuareg Reed and Leather Square Rug
Located in Milan, IT
representative of the later vintage of Tuareg rugs, woven after the French colonialist period. Here the pattern
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Vintage 1970s Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Leather, Reed

Fine Antique Saharan Mauritanian Tuareg Reed and Leather Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The carpets of the Tuareg, who are cattle herding nomads inhabiting a vast expanse of the Sahara desert, are among the most exciting group of weavings to appear on the market. These ...
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Early 20th Century Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Leather, Reed

Vintage Mauritanian Saharan Tuareg Reed Rug with Embroidered Leather
Located in Milan, IT
The carpets of the Tuareg, who are cattle herding nomads inhabiting a vast expanse of the Sahara desert, are among the most exciting group of weavings to appear on the market. These ...
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Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Leather, Reed

Rare Antique Mauritanian Saharan Tuareg Leather and Reed Large Rug
Located in Milan, IT
room spaces, especially as Tuareg rugs have proven to work in a number of eclectic interiors, from
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Vintage 1920s Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Leather, Reed

Vintage Saharan Tuareg Leather and Reed Rug with Geometric Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
embroidering the reed surface with mocha brown leather. Rugs of this type are very ductile in character
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Vintage 1940s Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Vintage Mid-Century Mauritanian Saharan Tuareg Mat curated by Breuckelen Berber
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Brooklyn, US
Woven by the nomadic Tuareg tribes of Mauritania with palm reed and camel leather, Tuareg mats offer an alternative to a traditional woven textile floor coverings. This example featu...
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Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Leather, Reed

Saharan Tuareg Stool, Vintage, 20th Century, Wood and Leather, In Stock
Located in Loria, IT
The Tuareg mat we present brings together the distinguishing features of a Tuareg nomads' tent decor and the rigor of contemporary design. To offer our furniture a fascinating combin...
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Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Leather, Wood

Rug of Mauritania, Vintage, 20th Century, Wood and Leather, Kilim, In Stock
Located in Loria, IT
Moroccan Tuareg Stool, Vintage, 20th Century, in Wood and Leather This is an old original Tuareg mat from the early 20th century; with minimal striped designs suitable for indoor use...
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20th Century Sub-Saharan African Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

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STUOIA Marocchina Tuareg, Vintage, Secolo XX, in Legno e Pelle, In Stock
Located in Loria, IT
STUOIA Marocchina Tuareg, Vintage, Secolo XX, in Legno e Pelle, In Stock E’ un antica stuoia Tuareg africana proveniente dalla Mauritania data di inizio xx secolo; realizzazione di r...
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20th Century Sub-Saharan African Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Leather, Wood

Moroccan Tuareg Stool, Vintage, 20th Century, Wood and Leather, In Stock
Located in Loria, IT
The Tuareg mat we present brings together the distinguishing features of a Tuareg nomads' tent decor and the rigor of contemporary design. To offer our furniture a fascinating combin...
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Early 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Tribal Moroccan and North African...

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Leather, Wood

Rug of Mauritania, Vintage, 20th Century, Wood and Leather, Kilim, In Stock
Located in Loria, IT
The Tuareg mat we present brings together the distinguishing features of a Tuareg nomads' tent decor and the rigor of contemporary design. To offer our furniture a fascinating combin...
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Early 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Tribal Moroccan and North African...

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Leather, Wood

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Saharan Rug For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal saharan rug for your home. Frequently made of animal skin, leather and natural fiber, every saharan rug was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the saharan rug you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right saharan rug, those designed in styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Saharan Rug?

Prices for a saharan rug start at $1,793 and top out at $16,797 with the average selling for $9,487.

Finding the Right moroccan-rugs for You

Antique and vintage Moroccan rugs serve as an exceptional piece of decor. Whether it’s to tie your bedroom together or to add a dazzling array of colors and graphically provocative shapes and other elements to your living room wall, there’s increased demand for all types of Moroccan tribal rugs, especially as bohemian, global and eco styles are on the rise and because tapestries and wall hangings are definitely cool again.

Travelers and interior design lovers from all over the world are big fans of the complex geometric patterns and bold color palettes that we typically associate with rustic, natural Moroccan and North African rugs.

In the West, the current infatuation with handwoven vintage Moroccan tribal rugs stretches to the mid-20th century. Then, designers such as Alvar Aalto, Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier offset austere interiors with vibrant and alluring mid-century modern Moroccan rugs. (Le Corbusier integrated these rugs in his designs for Villa La Roche in Paris, while Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater in Pennsylvania is also home to distinctive Moroccan floor coverings.)

Moroccan rugs date back to the Paleolithic era, when Berber tribes, which comprised many different members of an ethnic group native to North Africa, would weave these textiles with intricate images and symbols. Traditionally, Moroccan tribal weavings were made exclusively by women and solely for personal use. Dense pile rugs served not only as floor coverings but as mattresses, seating and even blankets in the winter months.

The Moroccan rug hasn’t survived this long merely because of its usefulness. These stunning works take at least two to three weeks to weave, and each woman weaves the story of her life into the design. They are filled with symbolism and vary greatly depending on the locale where they were woven. In this way, part of the profound beauty of traditional Moroccan rugs lies in their historical and cultural significance.

One of the most widely loved styles of Moroccan rugs comes from the Beni Ourain tribes, a network of nearly two dozen individual tribes in the mountainous Middle Atlas region.

Vintage Beni Ourain rugs are woven from undyed, natural wool. The textures, imperfections and asymmetrical lines, which can’t be reproduced with mass production methods, as well as the neutral tones and understated geometry have endeared interior designers to these works for ages. In comparison to the spare Beni Ourain rugs, a more heavily decorated, widely colorful option can be found in Azilal Moroccan rugs, which contrast wonderfully with the rich, dark wood tones and clean lines that characterize mid-century modern furniture.

The collection of antique and vintage rugs and carpets on 1stDibs features a wide range of extraordinary Moroccan and North African rugs including Beni Ourain rugs, Azilal rugs, kilims and more.