Hanbel Blanket

Name: Hanbel blanket
Brand: Anou
SKU: 26203
Price: 129 USD
Availability: InStock

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SIZE

1m 80cm x 83cm x 2cm — 5ft 11in x 2ft 9in x 1in

WEIGHT

1655 g

MATERIALS

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PRODUCT ID

#26203

A Hanbel is a traditional Moroccan textile handwoven on a loom using wool yarn. It features a durable flat weave, Amazigh geometric motifs, and a variety of colors. It can be used as a blanket, a bed or sofa cover, a lightweight rug, or a decorative piece that adds warmth and traditional character to the home.

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Handmade by 4 members of Numedia Tabudrart

Aicha Meskour

Aicha Meskour is one of the first women who joined Numedia Tabudrart Coop. She was born in 1949 and grew up in the village of Iskatafen. There she lived with her mother, who taught Aicha to love weaving and make several different types of rugs. Aicha married in 2000 and lives with her husband after her only daughter has married and has a family of her own. Joining the coop enables Aicha to reach different parts of the world thanks to the rugs she can make with her own hands.

Fatima Imharken

Fatima Imharken was born in 1971 in Ikhef Nighir, a village in Ait Bouguemez (“the happy valley”) of the High Atlas. After getting married, she moved to another village in the valley called Imelghass, where she lives with her husband and four children. When she was young, her mother provided her with the chance to discover the world of rug making. Today, she is one of the members of Numedia Tabudrart Coop and she is willing to share her rugs with anyone from any corner of the world.

Khira Meskour

Khira Meskour is a mother of seven children, four daughters and three sons. She was born in 1958 in Iskatafenand, but now lives in Imelghass, a village in Ait Bouguemez (“the happy valley”) of the High Atlas. She didn’t have the chance to attend school as was the case for many people of the rural areas at that time. Being illiterate didn't stop her from learning something useful, especially after she decided to learn about making rugs from her mother and grandmother. Their knowledge was a book for her, where she learned a lot. In the beginning of 2019, Khira and other women founded Numedia Taburart Coop in order to show the world their rugs.

Aicha Moussaid

Aicha Moussaid is one of the women working in Numedia Tabudrart Coop. She was born in 1967 in Taghoulit, one of the villages of Ait Bouguemez (“the happy valley”) of the High Atlas. After getting married she moved to another village in the valley called Imelghes, where she now lives with her husband and four grown children. Thanks to her mother and her aunts, Aicha learned to make her own rugs and became part of this coop in the beginning of 2020.

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