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Moroccan and North African Rugs For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 19th Century
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug, Midcentury Modern Meets Minimalist Style
Located in Dallas, TX
20655 Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug, 05'07 x 09'09. Originating from the Beni Ourain tribe, an integral part of the broader Berber ethnic group in Morocco, these Moroccan rugs are...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Earth-Tone Berber Boujad Moroccan Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
20225 Vintage Berber Moroccan runner with muted checkerboard pattern, hallway runner. This hand knotted wool Vintage Berber Moroccan runner featur...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Runner Rug with Stripes & Diamond Medallions, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960, this 2x6 vintage Moroccan runner rug in beige-brown with diamond medallions, hails from the Azilal tribe.
On the Design:
This piece enjoys ...
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1950s Moroccan Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Beni MGuild Moroccan Rug, Bohemian Rhapsody Meets Midcentury Modern
Located in Dallas, TX
20917 Vintage Purple Beni MGuild Moroccan Rug, 06'01 x 13'01. Woven with the enchanting expertise of Berber women from the Ait M'Guild tribe in the mystical Atlas Mountains of Morocc...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Bohemian Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Azilal Tribe Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
With its irresistible charm, this vintage Moroccan Azilal Tribe rug features a visually impeccable design. This exceptional rug displ...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Beni Ourain Moroccan Rug, Mid-Century Modern Meets Tribal Enchantment
By Beni Ourain
Located in Dallas, TX
74733 Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug, 06'02 x 13'04.
Immerse yourself in the artful legacy of Beni Ourain rugs, meticulously hand-woven by skilled women from the Beni Ourain and d...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Berber Tribal Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage midcentury Moroccan Beni Ourain Berber tribal rug
Our vintage Moroccan rugs are part of a skillfully curated collection of rare and unusual designs. They are made of all-nat...
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1960s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Berber Moroccan Rehamna Rug with Post-modern Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
74792 Vintage Berber Moroccan Rehamna rug with tribal style. Abstract square blocks of color combined with the vibrant color palette form a cohesive composition. This vintage Berber...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Berber Tribal Rugs
Located in New York, NY
Our vintage Moroccan rugs are part of a skillfully curated collection of rare and unusual designs. They are made of all-natural dyes and 100% handspun wool from the Atlas Mountain re...
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1960s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Beni Ourain Berber Tribal Moroccan Rug
Located in New York, NY
Our vintage Moroccan rugs are part of a skillfully curated collection of rare and unusual designs. They are made of all-natural dyes and 100% handspun wool from the Atlas Mountain re...
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1960s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Reversible Vintage Moroccan Striped Kilim Rug with Postmodern Memphis Style
Located in Dallas, TX
20411 Reversible Vintage Moroccan Striped Kilim Rug with Postmodern Memphis Style. Causal and calm or bold and Bohemian, this reversible vintage Moroccan Kilim rug displays a Postmo...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Bohemian Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
19th Century Antique Morocco Carpet - Antique Wool Carpet
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
This unique 19th century Moroccan carpet in your hands is of great value both historically and aesthetically. The carpet's rich patterns and motifs placed on a red background are one...
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19th Century Moroccan Antique Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Midcentury Moroccan Beige Red and Blue Wool Rug by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from Morocco in 1950, this vintage midcentury Moroccan wool rug features a transitional field design with a unique asymmetry to its cultural symbols. Hand knotted in high quality wool, the textural beige field design is dominated by meandering chains of lozen and zig-zagging symbols, which were iconic Moroccan symbols meant to represent the unity between a man and a woman. While the feminine lozenge symbols often dominate these fields in honor of the female weavers, the particular asymmetry of the male geometric to the female symbol...
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1950s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage African Tuareg Mat
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Embellish your room with history and sophistication with our Tuareg mat. It highlights the linear patterns and ambiguous Berber symbols on its core which are open to interpretation. ...
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1940s North African Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Leather, Reed
Vintage Talstint Moroccan Rug, Abstract Maximalism Meets Biophilic Design
Located in Dallas, TX
20274 Vintage Red Talsint Moroccan Rug, 05'02 x 08'02. Experience the enchanting fusion of Abstract Expressionism and Maximalist style in this hand-knotted wool vintage Talsint Moroc...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Berber Moroccan Kilim Rug with Modern Cabin Style, Flat-weave Kilim Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
20422 Vintage Berber Moroccan Kilim Rug with Modern Cabin Style, Flat-weave Kilim Rug 05'00 x 12'02. Displaying clean lines and a bold colorway, this hand-woven vintage Berber Morocc...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Kilim Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Beni Ourain Rug Hand-Knotted Wool Rug 5'2''x10'
By Amara Rugs
Located in Torrance, CA
This hand-knotted wool rug is a striking take on the traditional Beni Ourain aesthetic, updated with bold, contemporary flair. Woven by skilled Berber artisans, this piece features a...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Bohemian Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
1950s Azilal Moroccan rug with Polychromatic Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and circa 1950-1960, this vintage 5x10 Moroccan rug is believed to hail from the Azilal tribe.
On the Design:
This rug enjoys polychromatic patterns in preva...
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1950s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Mid-20th Century Moroccan Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A brilliant vintage mid-20th century Moroccan rug with a central stylized floral diamond surrounded by repeated petite geometric patterned stripes woven in violet, orange, green, and...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Purple Beni MGuild Moroccan Rug, Boho Chic Meets Tribal Enchantment
Located in Dallas, TX
20150 Vintage Purple Beni MGuild Moroccan Rug, 05'02 x 11'01. Originating from the Beni M'Guild tribe nestled in Morocco's Middle Atlas Mountains, Beni M'Guild rugs epitomize a cheri...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Bohemian Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Boujad Tribe Berber Runner
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Deep coral red pile field with a lattice pattern in pink and gray with incidents of brilliant blue. A vivid vintage piece from the Boujad region of Moroc...
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1960s Moroccan Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Rug Azilal Tribe Atlas Collection
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
With its chic and alluring asymmetry, this Vintage Moroccan Azilal Tribe in Atlas Collection features a visually impeccable design. This magnificent rug displays a stunningly ambiguo...
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1940s Moroccan Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mehraban Vintage Moroccan Azilal Tribe Berber Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Rug Number
27332
Size
4' 4" X 8' 0"
Design
Azilal
Collection
Antique/Vintage, Atlas
Material
Wool
Texture
Pile Weave, Shag
Origin
Morocco
Age
Antique/Vintage
Category
1950s Moroccan Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Moroccan Carpet ( 5'9" x 9' - 175 x 275 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century Moroccan Carpet ( 5'9" x 9' - 175 x 275 )
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1930s Moroccan Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Tribal Moroccan Rug Azilal Tribe
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Black, rust, and orange vintage tribal Moroccan Rug in Azilal tribe design made out of 100% wool and pile weave construction method.
Rug Number
21542
Size
5' 5" X 12' 0"
Design
Azil...
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1950s Moroccan Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Berber Hand Knotted Rug in Red and Black Checkered Design
Located in New York, NY
This Vintage Moroccan Berber hand-knotted wool rug is hand-carded with all natural dyes in black and red. Selectively curated from thousands of pieces, our Moroccan Collection repres...
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1950s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mehraban Vintage Moroccan Rug High Atlas Tribe
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Rug Number
27510
Size
5' 7" X 8' 8"
Design
High Atlas
Collection
Atlas
Material
Wool
Texture
Pile Weave, Shag
Origin
Morocco
Age
Antique/Vintage
Category
1950s Moroccan Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Middle Atlas Tribe Berber Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Rug Number
27339
Size
3' 3" X 7' 9"
Design
Middle Atlas
Collection
Antique/Vintage, Atlas
Material
Wool
Texture
Pile Weave, Ribbed
Origin
Morocco
Age
Antique/Vintage
Category
1950s Moroccan Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tuareg Mat
Located in New York, NY
Morocco, circa mid-20th century
14'0" x 8'4" (427 x 254 cm)
Handwoven.
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Leather, Reed
Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Moroccan Rug 'Size Adjusted'
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Moroccan rug (Size Adjusted)
Size: 6'6" × 8'10" (198 × 269 cm)
This vintage Moroccan size adjusted rug is a striking example of North African tribal artistry, handwoven with ...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tuareg Mat
Located in New York, NY
Morocco, circa 1940
Handwoven
Measures: 13'0" x 8'5" (396 x 257 cm).
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Rustic Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Leather, Reed
Abstract Vintage 1970s Hues Moroccan Rug
Located in New York, NY
Ref # 85960
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Tribe Berber Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A beautiful antique Moroccan rug made by the Beni Ourain tribe. This unique handwoven rug contains traditional diamond motifs latticed throughout the field. Beni Ourain tribal rugs a...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Mid-Century Moroccan Berber Transitional Black Wool Rug by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from Morocco in 1950, this vintage mid-century Moroccan Berber rug employs a distinguished transitional approach to matriarchal and patriarchal symbolism in its field des...
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1950s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Tribe Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A one of a kind vintage Beni Ourain tribe Moroccan. The handwoven wool pile is in the perfect natural ivory color with exciting asymmetrical lines creating tribal and symbolic design...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pretty mid century Moroccan Berber beni ouarain rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century tribal Beni Ouarain Moroccan rug with a geometrical design and with white field, and black colour, entirely hand knotted with wool on cotton foundation
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Hand-Knotted Vintage Solid Blue Moroccan Berber Rug, by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in wool from Morocco circa 1950-1960, this vintage 6x9 Moroccan Berber rug enjoys a luscious high pile in a soothing gradiance—playing tone-on-tone in shades of blue for...
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1950s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
1950s Authentic Moroccan African Tuareg Wedding Runner Rug 15.5 ft long
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1950s authentic Vintage Moroccan nomadic African Tuareg rug, black camel hair with wo and cotton embroidered geometrical modernist designs and adorned with sequins,This rug was used in the Berber...
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1950s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Moroccan Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A bold and beautiful mid-20th century Moroccan rug with the best all-over diamond pattern woven in a kaleidoscope of colors including bright orange, pink, yellow, teal, and white, an...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Runner Rug, Cream & Black with Diamond Patterns - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Morocco circa 1950-1960, this 7x12 vintage runner rug is a rare and among the most exciting new additions to Rug & Kilim’s mid-century curat...
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1950s Moroccan Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Rug, Cream & Black with Diamond Patterns - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Morocco circa 1950-1960, this 7x13 vintage rug is a rare and among the most exciting new additions to Rug & Kilim’s mid-century curations f...
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1950s Moroccan Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Moroccan 'Zaiane' Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Moroccan 'Zaiane' carpet.
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Oversized Moroccan Kilim in Stripe Pattern in Purple, Red, Yellow, Ivory
Located in Barrington, IL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Moroccan kilim with multiple stripes with various detailed geometric designs in each band. The range of colors in the Moroccan kilim includes purple, red, yellow, and ivory. The size of the rug makes it ideal either as a gallery or corridor rug or a narrow room size rug. The rug has the colors and design of the Southwestern and Navajo rugs in the United States ideal for a mountain cabin design, cottage or country design plans.
Dimensions: 5’ 9” x 10’
Date of Manufacture: 2nd Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Morocco
Material: Wool pile on a wool foundation
Condition: Good
The Persian Knot, SKU: 1359
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Moroccan Berber Geometric Yellow Multi-Color Fabric Rug by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in textural, durable fabric originating between 1950-1960, this vintage Moroccan Berber rug enjoys a warm transitional marriage of lively color and pattern. The shag tex...
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1950s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Fabric
Fine Antique Moroccan Berber Checkerboard Design Flat-Woven Rug in Earth Tones
Located in Milan, IT
A very elegant and refined Berber weaving, composed of an honeycomb arrangement of ivory, chocolate brown and black squares contained within horizontal compartments. The extreme fine...
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1930s Moroccan Art Deco Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Modern Beni Ourain Area Rug, Morocco
Located in San Francisco, CA
Crafted by Berber tribes in the Atlas Mountains, Beni Oourain rugs are made of natural, un-dyed wool and are hand-knotted to create a thick, plush pile. This area rug has geometric d...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Rug in Beige-Brown, Red Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 6 x 12 vintage Moroccan tribal rug, hand knotted in wool from Morocco circa 1950-1950. The rug comes from a strong community of Moroccan Jews who were rarely seen owning looms or m...
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1950s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Tribal Geometric Beige Brown and Blue Wool High Pile Rug by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in Morocco between 1950-1960 with lush, high pile wool, this vintage Moroccan shag rug celebrates the Classic marriage of ground...
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1950s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Azilal Tribe Berber Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Near-square, eye-catching rug with an unstable checkerboard pattern, combining vivid blue, vermillion, rich brown, tan and pale gold. A vivid vintage tri...
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1960s Moroccan Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mehraban Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Tribe Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Rug Number
24365
Size
4' 4" X 8' 1"
Design
Beni Ourain
Collection
Atlas
Material
Wool
Texture
Shag
Origin
Morocco
Age
Antique/Vintage.
Category
1950s Moroccan Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Beni M'Guild Tribe Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Adorn your room with elegance and class with our Beni M'Guild Moroccan rug from our Atlas Collection. It highlights the extended crisscross embossed in a toasted almond in a midnight...
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1950s Moroccan Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Middle Atlas Tribe Berber Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A rug like a painting. Abrash checkerboard ground runs throughout. The main area features alternating magenta-purple and ivory-gray colored squares, the top border introduces a riot ...
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1940s Moroccan Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Azilal Tribe Berber Rug from Mehraban
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A vintage Moroccan Azilal Tribe Berber rug that features symbols that highlights the significance of patterns woven into this magnificent rug. It boasts a series of zigzag lines that...
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1930s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Moroccan Flat-weave Carpet ( 5' x 10'3" - 152 x 312 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century Moroccan Flat-weave Carpet ( 5' x 10'3" - 152 x 312 )
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1940s Moroccan Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Wool Rug 2'8" x 11’6”
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Moroccan Wool Rug 2'8" x 11’6”. Comprising both the nomadic Berber rugs of the Atlas Mountains, with very thick piles, coarse knotting and limited palettes, and the more colo...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Azilal Tribe Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A beautiful pile weave creating a colorful embossed pattern on this vintage Moroccan Azilal Tribe rug. A unique tribal from the Azila...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Rug Azilal Tribe
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A fascinating Vintage Moroccan Rug of Azilal Tribe that appears to have a brilliant graphic combination of X shapes that eventually transformed into an al...
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1950s Moroccan Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mehraban Vintage Moroccan Runner High Atlas Collection
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
With its statement and plush pile, this Vintage Moroccan Runner in High Atlas Collection provides a cozy feeling of satisfaction. It features a midnight blue field enclosed by a vibr...
Category
1930s Moroccan Vintage Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique and Vintage Moroccan Rugs for Sale on 1stDibs: Find Beni Ourain Rugs, Azilal Rugs, Kilims and More
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.