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Outstanding Mid-Century Modern Moroccan Berber Monochrome Red Beni Mguild Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Mguild tribe is located in the mountainous region of the Moroccan Middle Atlas. Together with the Beni Ouarain, they represent the earliest Berber presence in that region as...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Minimalist Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early High Atlas Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Berber rugs from the the High Atlas region are often distinguished by an iconography that relates them to more 'classical' tribal rugs, such as those of Anatolia and the Caucasus...
Category
Vintage 1930s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Judaica Moroccan Berber Carpet with Stars of David
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and unusual Berber carpet from the Rehamna area, located in the plains near Marrakesh, distinguished by an orange background decorated uniquely by two vertical arrangements of conjoined diamond placed at the extreme sides of the field. What is quite unusual is the presence of three stars of David embellishing the center of the field, indicating that the carpet was possibly woven for a Moroccan Jewish...
Category
Vintage 1950s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare Antique Zemmour Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare mixed technique Berber rug ascribed to the Zemmour people, located in the Moroccan Middle Atlas, originally used as a saddle cover - an item of great prestige among Berber tri...
Category
Vintage 1920s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Modern Minimalist Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rather unusual Berber rug from the Ait Sgogou tribe, located in the Moroccan Middle Atlas, distinguished by a rich red open field embellished at both ends by contorting horizontal ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage High Atlas Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A finely woven Berber rug from the Zenaga region, located in the Moroccan High Atlas, distinguished by a light indigo blue background decorated by paralle...
Category
Vintage 1960s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Berber Miniature Prayer Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and unusual Moroccan rug woven in the hooked technique, employing wool together with recycled industrial fibres on a plastic foundation. Weaving of this type were apparently e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Islamic Moroccan and North Africa...
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage White and Black Beni Ouarain Berber Moroccan Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Ouarain confederation is composed of seventeen tribes inhabiting the high mountain region of the northeastern Middle Atlas. Their rugs differ from other Berber weavings in t...
Category
Vintage 1980s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Open Field Beni Mguild Monochrome Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The rugs of the Beni Mguild tribe, located in the Moroccan Middle Atlas mountains, are often distinguished by the clear tones of their monochromatic rugs...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Minimalist Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage White Ground Beni Mguild Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare white ground rug from the Beni Mguild tribe, located in the Moroccan Middle Atlas mountains, showing a primitive rendition of the diamond pattern framed by one zig zag border ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Graphic Azilal Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A truly unusual Azilal rug, quite finely knotted in wool on a foundation of industrial cotton, with a pattern of vertical stripes in black, blue and red against an ivory background. ...
Category
Early 2000s Moroccan Post-Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Outstanding Vintage Light Pink Beni Mguild Open Field Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The rugs of the Beni Mguild tribe, located in the Moroccan Middle Atlas mountains, are often distinguished by the clear tones of their monochromatic rugs...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Minimalist Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage White Ground Eastern Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A very interesting group of Berber weavings come from a tribe located close to the border with Algeria, in the eastern region of Morocco. The Ait Bou Ichaouen rugs from the settlemen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African ...
Materials
Wool
Post Modern Moroccan Boucherouite Boujad Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven by using exclusively recycled yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, Boucherouite Berber rugs represent a unique facet of Moroccan textile art...
Category
Early 2000s Moroccan Post-Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Old and Unusual Beni Ouarain Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Ouarain confederation is composed of seventeen tribes inhabiting the high mountain region of the northeastern Middle Atlas. Their rugs differ from other Berber weavings in t...
Category
Vintage 1950s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Colourful Abstract Azilal Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A very unusual Azilal rug, with a long and narrow format emphasising the visual impact of the polychrome thunderbolt like pattern. The pile is entirely composed of industrial cotton,...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Large Vintage Azilal Moroccan Berber Rug with Abstract Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
The rugs from the Azilal region, located in the Moroccan central High Atlas, have been a relatively recent discovery. Distinguished by abstract, quasi-calligraphic patterns often on an ivory background, they differ from the white ground Middle Atlas carpets...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African...
Materials
Wool
Stunning Vintage Beni Mguild Moroccan Berber Rug in Rainbow Colours
Located in Milan, IT
The rugs of the Beni Mguild tribe, located in the Moroccan Middle Atlas mountains, are woven with lanolin-rich wool and constructed in a particularly sturdy fashion. Here we see a si...
Category
Vintage 1970s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Unusual Vintage White Ground Azilal Moroccan Berber Prayer Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The rugs from the Azilal region, located in the Moroccan central High Atlas, have been a relatively recent discovery. Distinguished by abstract, quasi-calligraphic patterns often on an ivory background, they differ from the white ground Middle Atlas carpets...
Category
Vintage 1980s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Dramatic Moroccan Berber Boucherouite Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven with the exclusive use of recycled yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, this represents 'art brut' within the domain of the textile arts. Weavings such as this ...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Outstanding Vintage Beni Mguild Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Mguild tribe is located in the mountainous region of the Moroccan Middle Atlas. Together with the Beni Ouarain, they represent the earliest Berber presence in that region as...
Category
Vintage 1950s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
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 ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Leather, Reed
Colourful Azilal Vintage Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A truly psychedelic rendition of the checkerboard pattern, distinguished by dazzling colour combinations typical of a specific group of Azilal weavings from the Moroccan central High...
Category
Vintage 1970s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Abstract Chequerboard Design Vintage Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
An unusual Berber rug decorated by an abstract chequerboard pattern in contrasting colours and by a pair of dome-shaped elements in the 'salt-and-pepper' technique. The pile is compo...
Category
Vintage 1960s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Abstract Chequerboard Design Moroccan Boucherouite Boujad Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven by using exclusively recycled yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, Boucherouite Berber rugs represent a unique facet of Moroccan textile art...
Category
Early 2000s Moroccan Post-Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Rare and Beautiful Vintage Minimalist Moroccan Beni Ouarain Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Ouarain confederation is composed of seventeen tribes inhabiting the high mountain region of the northeastern Middle Atlas. Their rugs differ from other Berber weavings in t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Minimalist Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Colorful Abstract Boujad Berber Prayer Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A very unusual Berber rug from the Boujad region, located on the foothills of the central High Atlas mountains of Morocco, characterised by two distinct directional patterns, suggest...
Category
Early 2000s Moroccan Post-Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Post-Modern Moroccan Abstract Pointillist Boujad Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A very unusual Berber rug from the Boujad region, located on the foothills of the central High Atlas mountains of Morocco, distinguished by an horizontally arranged pointillist patte...
Category
Early 2000s Moroccan Post-Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Early and Rare Abstract Rehamna Berber Carpet
Located in Milan, IT
The carpets of the Rehamna derive from the Haouz, a landscape of hills and plains situated between the Middle Atlas and the Atlantic ocean mostly inhabited by Arabic groups and arabi...
Category
Vintage 1920s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Superlative Vintage Beni Mguild Berber Carpet
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Mguild tribe is located in the mountainous region of the Moroccan Middle Atlas. Together with the Beni Ouarain, they represent the earliest Berber presence in that region as...
Category
Vintage 1940s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early and Rare Abstract Rehamna Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The carpets of the Rehamna derive from the so called 'Haouz,' a landscape of hills and plains situated between the Middle Atlas and the Atlantic Ocean mostly inhabited by Arabic grou...
Category
Vintage 1920s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare Double Sided Vintage Moroccan Berber Open Field Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare Middle Atlas Berber rug from the Zemmour region, distinguished by the fact that it has pile on both sides- red in different gradations on the displayed side and orange in many...
Category
Vintage 1970s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Unusual Empty Ivory Field Vintage Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Ouarain confederation is composed of seventeen tribes inhabiting the high mountain region of the northeastern Middle Atlas. Their rugs differ from other Berber weavings in t...
Category
Vintage 1970s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Midcentury Moroccan Berber Saddle Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven saddle rug from the Ait Ouaouzguite Berber tribe, located in the Jebel Siroua area in southern Morocco, distinguished by an abstract che...
Category
Vintage 1950s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Boucherouite Berber Prayer Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven by using exclusively recycled yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, Boucherouite Berber rugs represent a unique facet of Moroccan textile art...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Early, Rare and Unusual Geometric Design Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Ouarain confederation is composed of seventeen tribes inhabiting the high mountain region of the northeastern Middle Atlas. Their rugs differ from other Berber weavings in t...
Category
Vintage 1930s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early and Unusual Loop-Pile Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Ouarain confederation is composed of seventeen tribes inhabiting the high mountain region of the northeastern Middle Atlas. Their rugs differ from other Berber weavings in t...
Category
Vintage 1920s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Small Beni Ouarain Berber Carpet
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Ouarain confederation is composed of seventeen tribes inhabiting the high mountain region of the northeastern Middle Atlas. Their rugs differ from other Berber weavings in t...
Category
Vintage 1960s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare and Early Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber Masterweave Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Ouarain confederation is composed of seventeen tribes inhabiting the high mountain region of the northeastern Middle Atlas. Their rugs differ from other Berber weavings in t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Berber Miniature Prayer Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and unusual Moroccan rug woven in the hooked technique using recycled industrial fibres on a plastic foundation. The directional character of the abstract pattern, which seem ...
Category
2010s Moroccan Islamic Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Pair of Moroccan Middle Atlas Berber Tent Bands, circa 1950
Located in Milan, IT
A very fine and rare pair of festive bands used to embellish the main gable in the middle of the tent of the Zayan Berber tribe (see the additional images), located in the western se...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Iconic Antique Ivory Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The rugs of the Beni Ouarain tribal confederacy differ from other Berber weavings in that they are woven almost exclusively on an ivory background and decorated with abstract geometr...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Dramatic Vintage Moroccan Boujad Berber Rug with Stacked Niches
Located in Milan, IT
A very unusual Berber rug from the Boujad region, located on the foothills of the central High Atlas mountains of Morocco, characterized by a bold, brushwork-like pattern of stacked ...
Category
1990s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Synthetic
Vintage High Atlas Berber Moroccan Rug with Ivory/Black Chequerboard Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven old Berber rug from the Zenaga region, located in the High Atlas mountains of Morocco, distinguished by a crisp chequerboard design in pure ivory and black. Influ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African ...
Materials
Wool
Iconic Antique Ivory Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Ouarain confederation is composed of seventeen tribes inhabiting the high mountain region of the northeastern Middle Atlas. Their rugs differ from other Berber weavings in t...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Ivory and Light Blue Berber Style Scandinavian Geometric Design Oversize Rug
Located in Milan, IT
This exceptional contemporary carpet represents perfectly the direction I have been aiming at during the last few years, that is to design a collection of rugs which would embody the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Organic Modern Moroccan and North A...
Materials
Wool
Vintage Azilal Abstract Berber Moroccan Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Azilal weavings are certainly among the most abstract Berber rugs. This example depicts a pair of stylized trees flanking a central dark element - ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Minimalist Niche Design Grey Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
An elegant and graphic old Berber rug from the Moroccan Middle Atlas distinguished by a subtle grey striated background of natural undyed wool, which is in stark contrast with a dark...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Minimalist Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Modernist Textural Ivory Cotton Square Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Custom woven in Tangiers in the late 1970s for the Rue De Grenelle Parisian apartment of someone very close to Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, the rug is distinguished by an infinite repeat pattern of diamonds, which are knotted in raised pile just like the border. The rug's unique, sturdy texture is also augmented by the fact that it is woven entirely in cotton. Wonderfully tactile and subtle, it speaks the language of Paris chic.
Category
Vintage 1970s Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Minimalist Middle Atlas Moroccan Berber Purple Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Open field Berber carpets make up a distinct group of weavings, originating from various regions of the Moroccan Middle Atlas and characterized by a plethora of tones of red. The pre...
Category
Vintage 1950s Moroccan Minimalist Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Indigo Beni Mguild Moroccan Geometric Design Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
An authentic old Berber rug from the Middle Atlas Mountains, home of the Beni Mguild tribal confederacy, who are known to weave the best quality wool carpets of Morocco. Characterize...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Berber Boucherouite Kilim Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven with the exclusive use of recycled industrial yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, its weft directed pattern converges towards the centre, in a manner that remi...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Dramatic Boucherouite Moroccan Berber Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven with the exclusive use of recycled industrial yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, its weft directed pattern converges towards the centre, in a manner that remi...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Boucherouite Moroccan Berber Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven with the exclusive use of recycled industrial yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, its weft directed pattern converges towards the centre, in a manner that remi...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Moroccan Berber Boucherouite Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven with the exclusive use of recycled industrial yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, its weft directed pattern converges towards the centre, in a manner that remi...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Unusual Moroccan Berber Boucherouite Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven with the exclusive use of recycled yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, this represents 'art brut' within the domain of the textile arts. Weavings such as this ...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Berber Moroccan Ourika Valley Eye Design Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven with natural, undyed wool, flat-weaves such as the one illustrated here are characteristic of the Berber people located in the Ourika Valley, in the Moroccan High Atlas region....
Category
Vintage 1940s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Mejjat Berber 'Desert Sand' Flat-Weave Haik Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A finely woven haik from the Mejjat tribe, located in the most southern part of the Moroccan Anti Atlas region. Distinguished for their blanket-like handle and for their unique icono...
Category
Vintage 1960s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Graphic Eastern Moroccan Vintage Abstract Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Berber carpets from eastern Morocco, near the border with Algeria, are distinguished by wild patterns and audacious color combinations. This example displays all of these charact...
Category
Vintage 1940s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Rehamna Red and Blue Minimalist Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Berber carpets of the Rehamna plain around Marrakesh are often distinguished by their minimalist character. This stunning example is conceived around two colours (blue and red), ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
