A large vintage carpet from the Ait Bou Ichaouen tribe, which was originally woven as a family sleeping rug. The hatched symmetrical ladder motifs are formed into lozenges within which are embedded Berber cross motifs. The deep blood red- maroon palette is combined with and bordered by black. Woven in pure hand-spun wool, with a neat hand-trimmed pile, the carpet is finished with areas of flatweave bands at both ends. There are some restorations and some nibbling into the fringes as found. The Ait Bou Ichaouen inhabit one of the most isolated regions of Morocco, the far eastern reaches of the High Atlas Mountains, where they meet the Sahara. Their rugs are marked by their use of strong, seemingly complex, graphics and bold colours

Size : 3.70m by 1.90m or 12’2’’ by 6’3’’ approx

Reference : CA724/1

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