Beni-Ourain

Name: Beni-Ourain
Brand: Anou
SKU: 29344
Price: 1129 USD
Availability: InStock

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SIZE

2m 96cm x 1m 97cm x 3cm — 9ft 9in x 6ft 6in x 1in

WEIGHT

18500 g

MATERIALS

Natural wool., Dyed Wool, and Cotton

PRODUCT ID

#29344

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 Nahda

Fatima Hafsi

Fatima Hafsi was born in 1969 in Oued Ifrane. She is married and has two daughters. She has recently joined the association but has known weaving for a long time, learning it from her mother. She attended school until the third grade in primary school only. From her experience, she wishes to teach the young girls who are dropping out of school nowadays how to weave in order to give them purpose but also to pursue the transmission of her craft and make sure it doesn’t disappear.

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