Beni Ourain Rug

Name: Beni Ourain Rug
Brand: Anou
SKU: 14284
Price: 21 USD
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Made by Tarchkikt Sadiki, Rahma Modn & Laziza Bakhalk — meet them ↓

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SIZE

23cm x 22cm x 3cm — 9in x 9in x 1in

WEIGHT

500 g

MATERIALS

Cotton and Tadout - Wool

PRODUCT ID

#14284

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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MEET THE MAKERS

Handmade by 3 members of Cooperative Azta

Tarchkikt Sadiki

Tarchkikt Sadiki, a native of Mrirt, was born in 1963. Having never attended school, the married mother of one child learned weaving from her family as she aspired to develop skills and insert her local product in the textile industry.

Rahma Modn

Rahma Modn was born in 1978 in Skhirat near Tawnat. The married mother of two children has not been formally educated, but aspires to continuously improve her material and develop her professional abilities.

Laziza Bakhalk

Laziza is the dear older sister of Sadia, creator of the cooperative Nahda. She was born in 1973 in Skhirat and is a married mother to four boys and one girl. She never studied in primary school, but learned how to weave with her siblings from a young age.

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