Handwoven And Hand Knotted Vintage Diamond Pile Tribal Boucherouite Rug Morocco

Handwoven And Hand Knotted Vintage Diamond Pile Tribal Boucherouite Rug MoroccoBoucherouite Rugs. These woven rugs are a fairly recent new folk art form that arose out of a wool shortage in the 60's. Without wool, the weavers reached for whatever was at hand: clothing scraps, tailors remnants and more and more. This vintage hand knotted one of a kind boucherouite was purchased outside of Marrakech. Cotton and mixd fabrics make up the pile rug. This rug would add a shot of color to your decor and would look great as a wall

Country of origin: Afghanistan

our purchases help the women continue to have income - especially during this difficult time of the Covid pandemic

making these winsome folk art animals that are admired by collectors the world over

Icy blue silk ground cloth

Colors: black and wheat

The backing in handwoven cotton cloth

March  2015
 Winner of the 2016 Benjamin Franklin Gold Award for excellence in editorial content

Hand quilted "tanka" stitched

Created by a family run small business in the Siberian taiga

Rich burnt orange color

The blend of colors works well with many different decors

taupe and black