Vintage Moroccan Beni M'Guild Carpet BG93

This vintage Beni M'Guild features a field of lozenge motifs shifting into larger zig zag formations. Its unique palette includes faded magenta, apricot, pale yellow, salmon, lavender, emerald green and charcoal. Variations in pile height creates depth and adds a diffuse quality to the pattern in some areas. Finished with a flat weave band at one end. 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.9' x 6'5" / 2.74m x 1.95m
pile height.Low
fringe length.3"
condition.Very Good
rug no.BG93
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