North African Rugs and Carpets
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Place of Origin: North African
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 North African 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 North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Berber Rug Azilal Handmade in Natural Wool and Cotton
Located in Loria, IT
Berber Carpets of Azilal origin, come from the High Atlas area and are famous for the white background and softness of the wool, associated with the use of cotton and other fibers to...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
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 North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Berber Rug, Morocco 20th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Berber rug made of hand dyed wool, Morocco, 2nd half 20th century.
Category
20th Century North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Small Moroccan Berber Azilal Rug with Niche Design
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, Azilal r...
Category
1990s Tribal North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Rug with Diamonds and Tribal Shapes in White, Brown, Red and Orange
Located in Atlanta, GA
Moroccan rug with diamonds and tribal shapes in white, brown, red and orange, Keivan Woven Arts / rug sk-609, country of origin / type: Morocco / Tribal, circa mid-20th century
This...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Rug Azilal Tribe Atlas Collection
By Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A beautiful vintage Azilal that tells its story through the use of bold and captivating purple, red, and yellow colors. This handwoven Moroccan contains intricate designs and symboli...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Rug 5’8" x 9’9"
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Moroccan Rug 5’8" x 9’9". 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 North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Beni M'Guild Tribe Rug from Mehraban
By Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Represented by an impressive and vibrant composition, this eccentric Beni M'Guild Moroccan rug showcases some of the finer points of classical rug weaving. A dazzling and radiant pal...
Category
1940s Vintage North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Cool Red Moroccan Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Cool red Moroccan rug
A weaving technique that has been passed down from generations to generations makes Moroccan Berber rug such a fine addition ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,372 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Vintage Moroccan Orange Berber Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1960s Vintage authentic Moroccan Orange Berber Rug.For centuries the tribal people of Morocco's Atlas Mountains have passed down the delicate art of rug-weaving. In Northern Africa r...
Category
1960s Tribal Vintage North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Large Authentic Berber Moroccan Rug with Linear Abstract Expressionist Style
By Victor Vasarely, Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
21116 Authentic Large Abstract Moroccan Rug, 10'05 x 12'10.
Reflecting elements of linear abstract style with incredible detail and lavish texture, this hand knotted wool Berber Moro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$9,599 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Moroccan Vintage Flat-Weave Ethnic Textile Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1060s authentic vintage Moroccan flat-weave Kilim Berber rug.Large size vintage Moroccan ethnic rug, handwoven by Berber women in Morocco for their own use.This rug was made using fl...
Category
20th Century Folk Art North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Boujad Moroccan Berber Rug with Abstract Motifs
Located in Milan, IT
Rugs named after the town of Boujad were woven by Arab or Arabised Berber tribes, who are principally located on the southwestern foothills of the Middle Atlas mountains, in a region...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Doris Leslie Blau Midcentury Moroccan Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Moroccan Beige, Brown and Black handmade wool rug
Size: 8'3" × 12'9" (251 × 388 cm)
This vintage Moroccan rug features a dynamic, rhythmic pattern of zigzag and diam...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Egyptian Hajijalili Design Rug
By Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A fine unique revival of Egyptian Haji Jalili Rug that aims to set your stylish interior. With these blooming palmettes, cypress trees, and natural tones, an exquisite masterpiece wi...
Category
2010s North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Berber Moroccan Rug with Mid-Century Modern Style
By Alvar Aalto, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
74830, vintage Berber Moroccan rug with modern style. This hand knotted wool vintage Moroccan rug features contrasting dark brown lines running the length of the beige field. The asy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,759 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Modern Moroccan Wool Beni M'Rirt Rug with Abstract Graphic Line Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large rich neutral handwoven Moroccan rug was made by hand by skilled artisans in the Atlas Mountains using the highest quality M'Rirt wool. It is impressive in both size and de...
Category
2010s Modern North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Rug Azilal Tribe Atlas Collection
By Mehraban Rugs
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...
Category
1940s Vintage North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Rug 9’9" x 12’8"
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Moroccan Rug 9’9" x 12’8". Comprising both the nomadic Berber rugs of the Atlas Mountains, with very thick piles, coarse knotting and limited palettes, and the more colourful...
Category
Mid-20th Century North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Vintage Moroccan Textile
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Moroccan textile from the middle of the 20th century
Measures: 2'2'' x 3'9''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
$275 Sale Price
81% Off
Vintage Moroccan Rug. Size: 5 ft. 2 in x 9 ft. 7 in
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Berber vintage Moroccan rug, country of origin: Morocco, date circa mid-20th century - Size: 5 ft. 2 in x 9 ft. 7 in (1.57 m x 2.92 m).
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$6,230 Sale Price
30% Off
Fine Vintage Moroccan Wool Rug 6’5” x 9’0"
Located in New York, NY
Fine Vintage Moroccan Wool Rug 6’5” x 9’0". Comprising both the nomadic Berber rugs of the Atlas Mountains, with very thick piles, coarse knotting and limited palettes, and the more ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North African Rugs and Carpets
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 North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Moroccan Rug with Polychromatic Diamond Medallions and Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 9x12 Moroccan rug is an exciting new addition to Rug & Kilim’s collection, made by contemporary tribal weavers from the ru...
Category
2010s Modern North African Rugs and Carpets
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 North African Rugs and Carpets
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 North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Wool Rug 9’0" x 11’10”
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Moroccan Wool Rug 9’0" x 11’10”. 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 North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
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
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North African Rugs and Carpets
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 North African 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 North African Rugs and Carpets
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 Vintage North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Moroccan Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Moroccan Rug
Size: 12'10" × 18'7" (391 × 566 cm)
This exquisite vintage Moroccan rug showcases an elegant and understated palette of blush pinks, soft creams, gentle beiges, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Distressed Antique Moroccan Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Early 20th century tribal Moroccan Kilim with tribal and geometrical design and beautiful colors with purple, orange, brown, blue, and green, entirely handwoven with wool on wool fou...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,151 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Knotted Wool & Silk Cut-Out Rug with Modernized Ancient Egyptian Design
By Shewekar Elgharably
Located in Cairo, EG
For the more adventurous soul, in our Blue Blossom carpet Shewekar ventures into more heritage and art. Patchwork takes on a new meaning as the swaying ...
Category
2010s Modern North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
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 North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Egyptian Silk Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Egyptian Silk Rug
Size: 4'5" × 6'8" (134 × 203 cm)
A vintage Egyptian handmade silk rug dating back to 1980. The main field features a mosaic...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Tribe Rug
By Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A minimalist look of High Atlas Moroccan rug features clay lozenges with extended sides that has diamond pattern in an ivory field. Simple but very classy rug with vertically aligned...
Category
Mid-20th Century North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
New Contemporary Berber Moroccan Rug with Bohemian Tribal Style
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
21095, new contemporary Berber Moroccan rug with Bohemian Tribal style. With a strong sense of dimensionality and asymmetry, this hand-knotted contemporary Berber Moroccan rug is eng...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tribal North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,399 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Tribe Rug
By Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain tribal rug with the perfect amount of shag. This rug's earth toned brown and neutral colors in addition to the rug's lively texture makes for the perfe...
Category
Mid-20th Century North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Authentic Vintage White Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber Tribal War Rug Silky Wool
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful creamy white antique Moroccan rug with classical brown cross designs forming diamonds. Beautiful minimalist, modern style, yet holds a deep meaning and history. It has beau...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique Moroccan Tribal Wool Rug 6'10" x 7’8”
Located in New York, NY
Fine Antique Moroccan Tribal Wool Rug 6'10" x 7’8”. Comprising both the nomadic Berber rugs of the Atlas Mountains, with very thick piles, coarse knotting and limited palettes, and t...
Category
Early 20th Century North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Moroccan Rug with Geometric decorations
Category
1940s Vintage North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$10,799
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 North African Rugs and Carpets
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 North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rare Mid-Century Modern Monochrome Indigo Blue Moroccan Berber Beni Mguild Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The rugs of the Beni Mguild tribe, located in the Moroccan Middle Atlas Mountains, are often distinguished by the rich tone of their monochromatic rugs...
Category
Mid-20th Century Minimalist North African Rugs and Carpets
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
1970s Tribal Vintage North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mehraban Moroccan Middle Atlas Kilim Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Revealing the breathtaking art form, this wondrous rug will definitely captivate you upon laying your eyes on this Vintage Moroccan Middle Atlas Kilim rug. Featuring the gradiet gray...
Category
2010s North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Tribe Rug
By Mehraban Rugs
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Vintage Flat-Weave Tribal Kilim Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan flat-weave Kilim rug.
Large size vintage Moroccan rug, handwoven by Berber women in Morocco for their own use.
This rug was made using flat-weave technique with li...
Category
20th Century Tribal North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Kilim in Southwestern Colors in Lavender, Sage, Cream, Purple
Located in Barrington, IL
Vintage Moroccan kilim rug from the mid 1900s in a beautiful stripe pattern and wonderful soft colors in green, purple, yellow, brown, blue, and other shades. The colors and the variations of them resemble the colors in an Arizona or New Mexico sunset colors. 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 rugs in the United States for a mountain cabin design, cottage or country design plans.
Dimensions: 5’ 4” x 14’
Date of Manufacture: 2nd 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: 1583
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Category
Mid-20th Century North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Rug Middle Atlas Tribe Atlas Collection
By Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A stunning tribal rug from our Middle Atlas Collection exhibits the symbolism including recognizable irregular linear patterns. An interesting story narrated by the skillful weavers ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tribal North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$8,900 Sale Price
50% Off
Midcentury Zayane Moroccan Wool Rug 5'6 x 10'6
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Moroccan Zayane rug handwoven with blue, orange and magenta wool in an elaborate Berber symbol design, excellent condition. Circa 1970
Dimensions: 5'6' x 10'6
Zayane rugs originate f...
Category
Mid-20th Century North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$5,500 / item
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 Islamic North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Berber Nord Africa Black & White Wool Carpert Rug 2000s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Handmade wool Berber rug carpet with contrasting graphic design,
Morocco production 2000s.
Category
Early 2000s Modern North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,247 Sale Price
20% Off
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 North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique Moroccan Oushak Rug 7’2” x 8’7”
Located in New York, NY
Fine Antique Moroccan Oushak Rug 7’2” x 8’7”. Comprising both the nomadic Berber rugs of the Atlas Mountains, with very thick piles, coarse knotting and limited palettes, and the mor...
Category
Early 20th Century North African Rugs and Carpets
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 North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Moroccan Azilal Rug, Tribal Enchantment Meets Global Boho Chic
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
20359 Vintage Berber Moroccan Azilal Rug, 05'02 x 13'05.
Behold the artistry of this hand-knotted wool vintage Moroccan Azilal rug, originating from the heart of Morocco. Radiating w...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal North African Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,440 Sale Price
70% Off
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