52% goes to the makers 12% runs the site & pays the artisans who run it — Anou is a cooperative 36% shipping
SIZE
1m 42cm x 85cm x 1cm — 4ft 8in x 2ft 9in x 1in
WEIGHT
1600 g
MATERIALS
Recycled Clothing
PRODUCT ID
#21553
A Boucherouite rug is a type of handmade rug that was traditionally woven when a family no longer had wool to weave or simply could no longer afford it. To replace wool, families used torn shreds of old unused clothing to weave the rugs that would get them through cold winters.
My name is Rashidi Jamila, born in 1983 in Ain Al-Louh. My educational level is preparatory school. I learned textile work at the cooperative through training provided by a group of women from the cooperative. I am single.
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