Moroccan Oriental rug | 155 x 82 cm | Nr. Z-4632

Moroccan Oriental rug

Delivery time	2 days
Origin	Morocco
Dimensions	155 cm x 82 cm (= 1.27 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool (hand-spun, natural dyes) Weft: wool Warp: cotton
knots	160.000
Year of manufacture	1975
Condition	pre-owned, but in very good condition (cleaned & restored)
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

The pattern of this Oriental rug takes its cue from classic Persian rug designs. This rug was knotted in Morocco.

In Europe, Morocco is known above all for its hard-wearing Berber rugs. In fact, though, knotting classic Oriental rug patterns has just as long a tradition in Morocco.

Material

The technique used to make the materials for the pile of this Moroccan Oriental rug is over 200 years old. The wool was dyed with natural dyes and spun by hand. Dyeing with natural or plant dyes is more complicated, more expensive and more time-consuming than dyeing with chemical colours. For a luminous red, for example, you need around one kilo of ground madder root as dye per kilo of wool. For a strong yellow that isn't too pale, you even need two kilograms of weld dye per kilo of wool. Spinning the wool is time-consuming and labour-intensive as well. And fewer and fewer people still master the art of spinning wool by hand.

But the effort is worth it: dyeing with natural colours allows the high-quality wool to keep its natural oil content. Wool that has been dyed with natural colours and spun by hand creates fascinating, shimmering patterns. The charm of hand-spun wool, with its slight irregularities and natural shades, comes into its own as a contrast in modern interiors, but equally in rooms furnished in a more traditional or country style.

The weft threads of this Moroccan Oriental rug are made of wool. Cotton was used for the warp threads.

Condition

You are not the first to take a liking to this Moroccan Oriental rug. It has had owners before you who valued and used it. The fringes could do with a repair. The pile is lightly worn. The rug has a 1 cm stain on one side and a stain on the fringe. It was knotted around 1975. We have cleaned it thoroughly and restored it with care. Despite its age, it is therefore in very good condition.