Pile Knot Rug

Name: Pile Knot Rug
Brand: Anou
SKU: 6523
Price: 665 USD
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SIZE

2m 20cm x 1m 64cm x 3cm — 7ft 3in x 5ft 5in x 1in

WEIGHT

9400 g

MATERIALS

Tadout - Wool, Dyed Wool, and Cotton

PRODUCT ID

#6523

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

Malikah Mahboub

Malika was born in 1978 in Scherat, learned weaving from her family and has never had the opportunity to attend school as the school was too far from where she lived. She is married and has two children.

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