Vintage Moroccan Beni M'Guild Carpet BG49

A vintage Beni M'Guild runner with a wonderful patina and character. A distorted lozenge chain dominates the center of the composition, flaked with abstract checkerboard motifs and other agricultural forms scattered across the field. A combination of natural and synthetic dyes lends to the intensity of some colors (brick red, emerald green, a few knots of purple) and subtle nuances of others (pale pink, yellow, burgundy, and taupe grey). Woven in mostly wool with some cotton fibers present.

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Beni M'Guild

The Beni M'Guild tribe has a long tradition of carpet making...their work tends to be quite dense, as tribes of this region weave their pieces to withstand the harsh cold climate of the Middle Atlas Mountains. Common Berber symbolism can be found in many of their woven works, while other carpets are created with solid fields, devoid of any patterns or motifs. Variations in dye lots fade over the decades, showing as subtle nuances in hue (abrash), often creating waves of color. Sometimes, the dense pile reveals a hidden pattern from below.

tribe.Beni M'Guild
region.Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco
circa.1980's
dimensions.8' x 2'9" / 2.43m x .83m
pile height.Low
fringe length.5"
condition.Very Good
rug no.BG49
rug no.Inquire