Beni Ourain Rug

Name: Beni Ourain Rug
Brand: Anou
SKU: 17059
Price: 234 USD
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SIZE

2m 47cm x 77cm x 2cm — 8ft 1in x 2ft 6in x 1in

WEIGHT

3100 g

MATERIALS

Cotton and Tadout - Wool

PRODUCT ID

#17059

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

Mina Mahboub

Mina was born in 1964 in Skhirat. She is a relative to Naima Mahboub from the cooperative Nahda and is a married mother to one child. She does not have a formal education, however, she spent her childhood learning the craft of weaving from her mother.

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