Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Place of Origin: Moroccan
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 Vintage 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
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Orange Wool Rug by the Beni MGuild Morocco 1980s
By Beni M'Guild, Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan Beni Mguild Rug Runner. Moroccan Orange Wool Rug by the Beni MGuild Morocco 1980s
This vintage Moroccan Beni Mguild rug runner showcases vibrant orange hues and a ge...
Category
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Rug 4'9'' x 6'5''
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Moroccan Rug 4'9'' x 6'5''. Comprising both the nomadic Berber rugs of the Atlas Mountains, with very thick piles, coarse knotting and limited palettes, and the more colorful...
Category
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 Tribal Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
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 Vintage 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...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Berber Tribal Rug with an Abstract Design
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...
Category
1960s Tribal Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Moroccan Room Size Area Rug
Located in New York, NY
A modern Moroccan room size area rug from the 21st century.
Measures: 8' 7" x 12' 6"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Brown Neutral Moroccan Beni M'Guild Rug Runner with Criss Cross Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An incredibly special vintage Moroccan rug from the Beni M'Guild tribe. This warm chocolate neutral rug or runner features a unique uneven color with a contrasting turquoise greenish...
Category
1970s Bohemian Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Moroccan Berber Rug Burnt Orange 16ft Long 1960s
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1960s vintage Moroccan Berber rugs hand-woven by Berber women in Morocco.From the berber tribes of Taznakht region.Taznakht rugs are produced in the Taznakht region of the High Atlas Mountains. They often feature intricate diamond and lozenge patterns and are known for their warm, earthy colors.Traditionally, Moroccan rugs are hand woven by women from the Berber tribes, using traditional weaving techniques passed down through generations. This craftsmanship gives each rug its distinct personality and individuality.Moroccan rugs often feature geometric patterns, symbols, and motifs that reflect the cultural heritage and storytelling of the Berber tribes. Each design is unique and can carry various meanings, such as protection, fertility, or good luck.Dimensions: 6.5 ft x 16.5ftColors: Burnt orange, black, Yellow, sage green, jade green and many more.1960s authentic Moroccan vintage orange color...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Vintage Flat-Weave Stripe Kilim Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan flat-weave stripe Kilim rug.Large size blanket vintage Moroccan rug, handwoven by Berber women in Morocco for their own use.This ethnic rug was made using flat-weave technique with linear pattern of alternating stripes in different cors in green, red, pink, black and ivory (a natural wo cor).This vintage Moroccan Kilim ethnic textile...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Square Ivory Azilal Moroccan Berber 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
1970s Tribal Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Beni Ourain Moroccan Rug. Size: 5 ft 5 in x 11 ft 8 in
Located in New York, NY
Ivory and Black Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug, Origin: Morocco, Circa: Mid-20th Century. Size: 5 ft 5 in x 11 ft 8 in (1.65 m x 3.56 m)
This fascinating Beni Ourain Moroccan rug features...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
1970s Purple Center Medallion Moroccan Rug
Located in New York, NY
Revisit the 1970s and early 80s with this authentic Moroccan antique in a partially faded purple with rich detailing surrounding the center medallion.
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Abstract Boujad Moroccan Berber Rug with Anthropomorphic Figure
Located in Milan, IT
Since the 13th century the Boujad region has been the epicentre of Moroccan Islamic mysticism, influencing greatly the Berber population of the area, who in turn embraced disciplines...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Classic Vintage Neutral Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug with Tribal Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite vintage Moroccan rug from the Beni Ourain tribe. This classic neutral rug features a warm, inviting design typical of vintage Beni Ourain rugs. This Bohemian piece was h...
Category
1970s Bohemian Vintage Moroccan 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...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Abstract Boujad Moroccan Berber Rug with Vertical Brushstrokes
Located in Milan, IT
A group of narrow runners with bold patterns and frequent use of recycled and synthetic fabrics appears to originate from the western foothills. Another example of long rug, originat...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Tribal Moroccan Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage tribal Moroccan motifs orange, black handmade wool rug
Size: 6'1" × 7'6" (185 × 228 cm)
A mid-20th century vintage colorful Moroccan rug, circa 1960, origin: Morocco. Woven i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Azilal Tribe Rug
By Mehraban Rugs
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan 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...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Moroccan 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Berber Tribal Faded Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large handwoven vintage Moroccan Berber Tribal rug, nicely aged and faded with sage, purples, browns and oranges cors.
Hand-woven carpet in organic wo and dyes, great earth tone mute...
Category
20th Century Tribal Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool, Goat Hair
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 Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Midcentury Moroccan Transitional Pink and Beige Wool Runner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from Morocco in 1950, this vintage mid-century Moroccan wool runner employs a unique distribution of color ways. Hand knotted in high quality wool, the all-over field des...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Wool Rug 2’11" x 11’1”
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Moroccan Wool Rug 2’11" x 11’1”. Comprising both the nomadic Berber rugs of the Atlas Mountains, with very thick piles, coarse knotting and limited palettes, and the more col...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan 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...
Category
1950s Vintage Moroccan 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...
Category
1960s Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Azilal Berber Moroccan Rug with Animal Pelt Pattern and Woven Charms
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven rug with an elegant, even surface depicting an arrangement of mixed ivory/brown undyed wool, with an effect similar to that of a zebra pelt. The background is emb...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Handmade Berber Rug 100% Wool Beni Ourain
Located in Neuss, NW
Vibrant Beni is a contemporary 100% wool rug – thick and soft, comfortable underfoot. Our Berber rugs are handwoven and handknotted by Amazigh women in the Atlas Mountains. These com...
Category
2010s Moroccan 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 ...
Category
1940s Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
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...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Berber Moroccan Rug in Multicolour Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in Boucherouite fabric circa 1950-1960, a vintage Berber Moroccan tribal rug from Rug & Kilim’s titular collection. The rug carries a shag, high pile textural beauty wit...
Category
1950s Other Vintage Moroccan 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...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
1950s Midcentury Vintage Moroccan Runner Orange Chevron Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in Morocco originating circa 1950-1960, this vintage runner connotes a midcentury tribal Moroccan rug design enjoying a marriage of some of the most celebrated traits of...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Vintage Moroccan Leather Tuareg Rug North Africa
Located in Marbella, ES
Moroccan Tuareg leather mats are made of dwarf palm tree fibers and hand woven with leather stripes, this are great to use indoor or outdoor, beautiful bro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Leather, Straw
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...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Moroccan 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 )
Category
1940s Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Boujad Tribe Berber Runner
By Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Alternating chevron stripes of rosy pinks and mottled brown run the width of the field. A column of irregular diamonds with nested contours in matching coloration runs through the center of the rug. Borders composed of stacked rectangles...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Midcentury Moroccan Transitional Red and Black Wool Rug
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from Morocco in the 1950s, this vintage midcentury Moroccan wool rug symbolizes strength, protection, and femininity through the combination of bold red colourways and di...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Large Vibrant Blue Modern Moroccan Wool Beni M'Rirt Rug w/ Abstract Face Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vibrant, funky handwoven Moroccan rug was made by hand by skilled artisans in the Atlas Mountains using the highest quality M'Rirt wool. It features an abstract, colorful postmo...
Category
2010s Modern Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Azilal Tribe Berber Rug from Mehraban
By Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
An inviting Vintage Moroccan Azilal Tribe Berber rug that will add desirable texture and much-needed warmth to its surroundings. It boasts symbolic elements of both femininity and ma...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Handmade Carpet Moroccan Rugs, Shag Rugs, Pink and Red Primitive Carpet for Sale
Located in Wembley, GB
This is an example of a handwoven rug, which features designs from the Morocco region. Morocco is famous for its primitive traditional rugs with long piles and simple geometric desig...
Category
1990s Tribal Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Yellow and Red Vintage Ait Touaya Moroccan Rug -
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 1157 - Vintage rare Moroccan rug: bright as a ray of sunshine from a beautiful Italian collection. It has a very interesting price ...Soft even to place on the sofa!
Placed side...
Category
1950s Moorish Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Azilal Tribe Berber Rug
By Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Ivory ground with deep brown, tan, and rose detailed imagery repeating in horizontal bands. Symbolic forms include human figures, numbers, and archaic motifs, all with the legibility...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Moroccan Mid Century Golden Cognac Charcoal Gray Rug by Silk Road Rug Inc
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each of our Moroccan Beni rugs is a one-of-a-kind piece, with its own story and history. The weavers who create these beautiful textiles are part of a centuries-old tradition passed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Beni M'Guild Tribe Rug from Mehraban
By Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
With its irresistible charm, this vintage Moroccan rug features a visually enticing design. This exceptional rug displays a stunning checkered pattern in vibrant effect. In Ancient B...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Modern 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
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
1960s Moroccan Vintage Hand-Woven Berber Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan vintage tribal rug handwoven by Berber Moroccan women using organic lamb wo and organic dye.North African Moroccan tribal runner with low pile handwoven wo, hand-knotted by ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool, Goat Hair
Mehraban Vintage Moroccan Beni M'Guild Tribe Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A Vintage Moroccan Beni M’Guild Tribe rug that gives your space a distinctive edge. Featuring the symbollical effect that gives the viewer a sight of character upon seeing this mesme...
Category
1950s Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Rug High Atlas Collection
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Rug Number 12796
Size 7' 6" X 11' 4"
Design High Atlas
Collection Atlas
Material Wool
Texture Pile Weave
Origin Morocco
Age Antique/Vintage
Category
1970s Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Boujad Tribe Berber Rug
By Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A trendy vintage Boujad rug from the 1920s that is spun with imperfections but giving a phenomenal artistic effect. It has a vibrant embossed patter...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Rug 7’3” x 9’10”
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Moroccan Rug 7’3” x 9’10”. Comprising both the nomadic Berber rugs of the Atlas Mountains, with very thick piles, coarse knotting and limited palettes, and the more colorful,...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vibrant Cobalt Vintage Moroccan Beni M’Guild Carpet Curated By Breuckelen Berber
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Brooklyn, US
A vibrant cobalt blue Beni M’Guild with striking red and orange zig zag motifs running in parallel, eventually shifting and converging to form loose lozenges. Smaller symbols are sca...
Category
1980s Tribal Vintage Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Rug 10’5” x 12’9”
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Moroccan Rug 10’5” x 12’9”. This vintage Chinese Silk rug show a five dragon pattern, focused on a central frontal serpent, on a straw ground., with clouds and two flaming pe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful Moroccan rug with a modernist geometric pattern containing multiple light indigo and white zigzag stripes against a light and dark cranberry...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Beni Ourain Rugs, Azilal Rugs and Other Moroccan Rugs and North African Rugs for Sale
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.