Beni Ourain Rug

Name: Beni Ourain Rug
Brand: Anou
SKU: 13905
Price: 22 USD
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SIZE

21cm x 20cm x 3cm — 8in x 8in x 1in

WEIGHT

150 g

MATERIALS

Cotton and Tadout - Wool

PRODUCT ID

#13905

Beni Ourain style rugs are pile knot rugs intricately designed and are used as two sided rugs in Oued Ifrane. There is the summer side, when the pile side is placed face down on the ground to keep things cooler. During the winter, the pile side is placed up to keep things warmer. You can find these carpets with natural wool from the local sheep or cotton yarn bought from the village market. Depending on the size of the rug, it can take weeks to create. Each knot needs to be individually tied and cut, so one person is only able to create a meter in two weeks.

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Handmade by 1 member of Cooperative Azta

Itto Mahboub

Itto Mahboub was born in 1984 and never attended school, but as a young girl she learned the art of weaving from her mother. At an early age she married and became a mother to three children and now plays a valuable role in the cooperative.

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