Technique: Handknotted
Origin: Morocco
Age: Old
Welft: Wool
Warp: Wool
Vello: Wool
Old Beni Ourain rugs are the most known and authentic rugs between the many typologies of Berbers rugs. They are old manufacture rugs hand knotted according to the technique of the knot Berber, with raw wool and natural color. Originally used as bed or pavement of tent from the nomadic tribe Beni Ourain - Middle Atlas. Characterized by the white field, soft and high pile (5-6 cm.) and the design in black wool. This exemplary can be dated from forties and sixties and is characterized from the typical design of lozenges.
