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Place of Origin: Moroccan
1960s Authentic Moroccan Ethnic Rug with Sequins North Africa, Handira
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1960s authentic Moroccan tribal wedding rug with sequins North Africa, Handira. Handwoven vintage Moroccan Berber Tribal Handira ethnic textile.
Moroccan Bohemian style rug, handwoven by the Berber women of the Zemmour tribe for their wedding day. The design on this ethnic carpet is white, red and black in geometrical motifs on a red and white background and adorned with some sequins to sparkle under the moon light.
( sequins cod be easily removed if needed), Handwoven by the Berber tribes in Atlas Mountains of Morocco with traditional geometric tribal designs.
Midcentury organic vintage Handira...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
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 )
Category
1930s Vintage Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
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 Vintage Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
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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Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Azilal Moroccan Style Rug, with Diamond Patterns from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and, circa 1950-1960, this 5x7 vintage Moroccan rug is believed to hail from the Azilal tribe.
On the Design:
This piece enjoys a lush high pile with polychr...
Category
1950s Vintage Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Brown Plum Tribal Berber Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Tribal Moroccan Berber rug, different hues of browns, plum and rust natural organic wo.This carpet is a gorgeous piece of Abstract Modernist Art...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
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 Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage 1960s Moroccan Berber Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1960s Handwoven vintage Moroccan Berber rug, Handwoven by The Berber tribes in Morocco with traditional designs.Middle Atlas low pile rug runner.Great to add accent to any style of d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
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...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique Moroccan Wool Rug 5’4" x 8’2”
Located in New York, NY
Fine Antique Moroccan Wool Rug 5’4" x 8’2”. Comprising both the nomadic Berber rugs of the Atlas Mountains, with very thick piles, coarse knotting and limited palettes, and the more ...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
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...
Category
1950s Vintage Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
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 Vintage Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
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...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Original Moroccan Beni Ourain Style Tribal Rug
Located in New York, NY
This original Moroccan rug is styled after the Beni Ourain rugs that were produced by the nomadic Berber tribes in North Africa for centuries. Beni Ourain rugs are identified by thei...
Category
2010s Tribal Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1960s Authentic Moroccan Vintage Tribal Kilim Handira Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1960s authentic Handwoven vintage Moroccan Berber Tribal Handira ethnic textile.Moroccan Bohemian style rug, handwoven by the Berber women of the Zemmour tribe for their wedding day.The design on this ethnic carpet is white, red and black in geometrical motifs on a red and white background and adorned with some sequins to sparkle under the moon lightHandwoven by the Berber tribes in Atlas Mountains of Morocco with traditional geometric tribal designs.Great Moroccan vintage carpet to corf accent to any style of décor.Midcentury organic vintage Handira...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Goat Hair
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 Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1960s Moroccan Berber Rug Burnt Orange Blue Cream and Pink
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1960s Moroccan authentic Berber rug, burnt orange cors.For centuries the tribal people of Morocco's Atlas Mountains have passed down the delicate art of rug-weaving. In Northern Afri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Orange Wool Rug by the Beni MGuild Morocco 1980s
By Berber Tribes of Morocco, Beni M'Guild
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 Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Painterly Red Tuareg Moroccan Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A unique flat-weave with a very robust texture obtained by brocading a warp-faced fabric composed of very thick woolen light orange wefts. It is inspired by the reed carpets of the T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tribal Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique East Turkistan Herati Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful antique East Turkistan Herati rug with an all-over multicolored trellis pattern with leaves and stylized flowers on a black background. The bord...
Category
Mid-20th Century Heriz Serapi Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
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 Rugs and Carpets
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 Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Modern Beni Ourain Runner, Morocco
Located in San Francisco, CA
Crafted by Berber tribes in the Atlas Mountains, Beni Ourain rugs are made of natural, un-dyed wool and are hand-knotted to create a thick, plush pile. This runner has geometric desi...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Colorful Vintage Moroccan Beni M'Rirt Carpet Curated By Breuckelen Berber
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Brooklyn, US
This vintage Moroccan Beni M'Rirt features a graphic representation of common Berber lozenges, with chain motifs filling and connecting the forms. Male square forms are scattered thr...
Category
1960s Tribal Vintage Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Hand woven rug, 100% wool, blue. Unique piece.
Located in Tourinnes-la-Grosse (Beauvechain), BE
100% wool rug, hand woven. Unique piece. Perfect condition.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
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 Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Rug
Located in Atlanta, GA
This unique vintage Moroccan carpet is characterized by a saturated, bold blue color and dramatic berber symbols. The alternating checkerboard pattern is outlined in red with tan cro...
Category
1970s Tribal Vintage Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Kilim Vintage Moroccan Berber Rug Handmade in Multicolored Wool Natural
Located in Loria, IT
Berber Kilim Rug, Rug Cover , in Wool Manufactured from 100% wool, the yarn is not dyed, leaving the tone of black color only to the yarn used to enrich the rug with the typical symb...
Category
1980s Tribal Vintage Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
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 Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Bohemian Neutral and Green Moroccan Marmoucha Rug with Tribal Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning vintage Moroccan rug from the Marmoucha tribe. This classic neutral rug features a geometric green wool design. This Bohemian piece was hand-woven in Morocco circa the 197...
Category
1970s Bohemian Vintage Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
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 Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
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 Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Moroccan Tribal Hand Knotted Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Tribal hand knotted natural wool Moroccan area rug
Size: 4'8" × 11'3" (142 × 343 cm).
This circa 1940 vintage Moroccan runner rug features an interesting all-over design of g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Red Moroccan Rug
Located in New York, NY
This Moroccan rug has a four by nine square lattice encloses smaller squares, lozenges, diamonds, stepped crosses, four anchor arrays, asterisk-stars and X's, detailed in straw, sand...
Category
1950s Bohemian Vintage Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Terracotta Moroccan Rug 8x10 - Royal Nomadic Handwoven Checkered Design
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Publishing City, SH
The Royal Nomadic is a luxurious terracotta Moroccan rug that blends traditional Berber craftsmanship with modern design elements. This handwoven masterpiece features a textured chec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
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 Rugs and Carpets
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 Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Tribe Berber Rug
By Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A trendy Vintage Beni Ourain Berber rug features the alternates of clay linear diamonds and patterns in an ivory marble field. Simple bu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
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 Vintage Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Rug in Allover Pattern in Indigo Blue
Located in Barrington, IL
Vintage Moroccan rug in an all over geometric pattern in pale indigo, navy and ivory colors. The pale indigo is truly a wonderful shade of blue that has variation throughout the field that adds to the beauty of this room size or area rug. The rug has a combination of the old world design mixed with the mid century modern design plans.
Dimensions: 6’ 2” x 9’
Date of Manufacture: 3rd Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Morocco
Material: Wool pile on a wool foundation
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use
The Persian Knot, SKU 2034
Vintage Moroccan Rugs, Vintage Berber Rugs, Vintage North African Rugs...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Vintage Tribal Rug, circa 1960
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1960s Large handwoven vintage Moroccan Berber tribal rug, nicely aged and faded with pink and sage cors.Handwoven by The Berber tribes in Morocco with traditional geometric tribal de...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Goat Hair, 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 Rugs and Carpets
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 Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1960s Vintage Moroccan Tribal African Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fabous authentic 1960s vintage Moroccan tribal African rug.Handwoven by Berber women in Morocco using organic wo and vegetable dyes. Very nice earth tone cors with dark royal blue.So...
Category
1960s Tribal Vintage Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
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 Rugs and Carpets
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 Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Tribe Rug
By Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A beautiful vintage Moroccan from the Beni Ourain tribe. This charming handwoven wool piece has the perfect sandy ivory color and contains traditional diamond motifs latticed through...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Tribal Moroccan Natural Wool Handmade Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Tribal hand-woven Moroccan rug in natural wool
Size: 4'3" × 7'0" (129 × 213 cm)
This circa-1940 vintage Moroccan antique rug features an all-over design of linear abstraction...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
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 Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
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 Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Moroccan hand-wooven berber rug - 100% natural Wool
Located in Paris, IDF
Name : Full Moon
Designer: Garance Tresarrieu
Location : Designed in Paris, Handmade in Morocco, Mrirt
Copyright : Garance Tresarrieu & Tribe Rugs
This one-of-a-kind Moroccan rug ...
Category
2010s Modern Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
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 Rugs and Carpets
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 Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Moroccan Rug Azilal Tribe
By Mehraban Rugs
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...
Category
1950s Vintage Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
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 Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Fabric
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 Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
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 Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Doris Leslie Blau Mid-20th Century Moroccan Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Moroccan red, green, yellow and navy blue handmade wool rug
Size: 5'7" × 9'1" (171 × 277 cm)
Vintage Moroccan rugs are highly sought after and this one’s beauty is a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Modern Furniture Finds: Shop Vintage and Antique Moroccan Rugs on 1stDibs
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.
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