Vintage Moroccan Beni M'Guild Carpet BG24

This colorful vintage Beni M'Guild combines classic female symbolism with a sophisticated palette of fuchsia, pomegranate, orange, poppy red, salmon, indigo and mocha brown. A network of empty and filled lozenges overlays an abrashed color field, adding depth to the piece. Several shifts in lozenge style add further visual interest. 100% wool.

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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.1960's
dimensions.11' x 6'2" / 3.35m x 1.87m
pile height.Medium
fringe length.7"
condition.Excellent
rug no.BG24
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