Vintage Oversized Handwoven Moroccan Kilim in Stripe Pattern in Lavender, Red, Green

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A beautiful vintage Moroccan Berber rug from the third quarter of the 20th century in a softly luminous stripe pattern … Read more A beautiful vintage Moroccan Berber rug from the third quarter of the 20th century in a softly luminous stripe pattern — bands of red, green, purple, yellow, lavender, and other tones flowing across the long surface in a rhythm that evokes the great Navajo and Southwestern kilims of the American West with uncanny visual similarity.

This rug offers a particularly desirable feature: the underside is slightly lighter in color than the face due to natural light exposure over the decades, giving it two distinct color expressions — the richer, more saturated face for interiors that call for warmth and depth; the softer, lighter reverse for spaces that benefit from a more muted palette. At 15 feet, it is an outstanding gallery corridor or mountain cabin runner. Moroccan Berber rugs carry one of the oldest and most culturally rich textile traditions in the world — woven by the indigenous Amazigh (Berber) people of the Atlas Mountains and surrounding regions for centuries, primarily by women who encoded the symbols, stories, and spiritual beliefs of their communities into every composition. Each rug is a unique expression of its maker's individual artistic voice within a tradition of remarkable depth and variety.


Dimensions: 5' 6" x 15'

Date of Manufacture: 3rd Quarter of the 20th Century

Place of Origin: Morocco

Material: Wool pile on a wool foundation

Condition: Good


SKU: 1530 See less