Vintage Moroccan Aït Bou Ichaouen Carpet TS01

Incredibly vibrant Aït Bou Ichaouen (Talsint) vintage Moroccan carpet with symbols in deep red, magenta and orange combined with charcoal grey lattice pattern and laddered borders. Pile is quite dense and even throughout utilizing the double knot technique. Notice the interesting shift in pattern from orderly to a very loose lozenge network. 100% wool.

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Aït Bou Ichaouen

Carpets of this tribe are also known as Talsint, the most remote of the Berber tribes, settled between the High Altas Range and close to the edge of the Sahara. This tribe and their work were undiscovered by the outside world until the mid 1990's. Baring this in mind, Talsint carpets are legendary for their vibrant colors and exotic patterns, perhaps due to the lack of an outside influence or the need for color in the monochromatic world of which they reside. Many of their motifs and techniques have not been found elsewhere in Morocco...these archaic designs reflect an older tradition of weaving history dating back thousands of years in Northern Africa.

tribe.Aït Bou Ichaouen
region.High Atlas Mountains, Morocco
circa.1970
dimensions.12'4" x 5'10" / 3.75m x 1.77m
pile height.Medium
fringe length.3"
condition.Excellent
rug no.TS01
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