Weight | 196 kg |
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Dimensions | 470 × 186 cm |
Color | Purple |
Style | Mid – Century Modern |
Design | Geometric |
Materials | Wool |
Pile | Medium Pile |
Age | Vintage |
Size | Large |
$2,800.00
Vintage Moroccan Carpet is a vintage rug handmade by Berber women, a real masterpiece that is the first thing our eyes get caught when we enter a room. It is the essential piece that transforms your home decoration and brings balance to your space.
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Weight | 196 kg |
---|---|
Dimensions | 470 × 186 cm |
Color | Purple |
Style | Mid – Century Modern |
Design | Geometric |
Materials | Wool |
Pile | Medium Pile |
Age | Vintage |
Size | Large |
Vintage Moroccan Carpet
The Zayan rug comes from the Ait Oumalou tribe of Morocco. Amalou is a Berber word that means “shadow”. It’s a word used to designate the Middle Atlas Mountains where the Berber people, semi-nomadic stands, inhabit of the shadowy slope. Steep wooded terrain with difficult access and harsh climate that forged the tenacious temperament of the Amazigh people. The Ait Oumalous were reputed to be indomitable, eager for excessive independence, which explains why the Zayan tribe is renowned for its attachment to the ancient land and their struggle for independence. We can see this value in the rugs that the women woven. The motifs are not always clear and the dominant colors are strong and rather dark purple or red.
Zayane is a confederation which consists of many tribes surrounding the city of Khénifra in the middle Atlas Mountain. The inhabitants of Zayan are native Berbers known for their attachment to their own style of life, traditions and crafts. Speaking of crafts, this region is famous for the production of a unique type of rugs that represents the Zayan culture.
Their living space which goes from the big cedar of Ajdir to Boujaad border of the Arabic speaking tribes. The Zayan tribes are known for their warlike tenacity especially during the colonization under the leadership of Mouha or Hammou Zayani who had put the settlers in trouble during the conquest of Khénifra. Despite the French defeat of 13 November 1914 at the battle of Elhri where the French army was humiliated, the strategists of the colonization were determined not to abandon the struggle against the Zayanis which constitute a bastion of the rebellion.
The Zayane culture is part of the great Amazigh culture which distinguish it from other cultures. The most concrete example of this culture is the Ait Hdidou of Imilchil where is organized annually a great festival of a typical cultural dimension proper to the Amazigh.
Although they were among the first inhabitants of Morocco from the north and east, and since the Neolithic era, the Berbers of the Middle Atlas lived in a very isolated, closed and hermetic community, contrary to the thesis of European explorers which suppose the homogeneity between the tribes.
The most important characterizations of Zayan rugs are the use of many variations of diamonds and half diamonds motifs. In addition to that, the Berber women use a technique in their weaving called “reverse-pile”, which means that the weavers regard the pile side- in which the threads of the carpet run- to be the back of the rug. Moreover, the size of Zayan rugs is considerably large.
The diamond motif, which is frequently used in Zayan rug holds a symbolic significance that the weavers are unaware of, even though their ancestors knew the meaning behind each motif. This is, maybe, due to the fact that these motifs lost their meaning in their journey from generation to generation.
The diamond motif is one of the Berber motifs that stand for femininity, for its shape refers to the concept of the vagina and the womb, or in general the mother’s body. When the weaver uses this motif, she unconsciously expresses her desire to become a mother.
Clearly, these Zayan rugs are valuable not just because of their quality and beauty, but most importantly, because they are an entrance to the hearts of the weavers, telling us their unique stories and secrets.
● Dimensions: (186 x 470 cm) – (6’1″ x 15’5″ feet)
● Weight: 19,6 Kg
● Region: Middle Atlas, Khenifra
● Style: Mid – Century Modern
● Colors: Purple, Beige, Gray
● Material: Wool
● Age: Vintage
● Size: Large
● Design: Geometric
● Pile: Medium Pile
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