Vintage Berber Moroccan Rug, 03'10" x 09'11" From Esmaili Rugs Collection. The Berber carpets from Morocco are part of North Africa's renowned indigenous tribal weavings. An extremely lively and colorful vintage Moroccan rug, like this one will immediately transform a plain room into a lively space. The Moroccan carpet weavers, mostly women, incorporate design elements from their personal experience into the rugs. The symbols are usually references to events and aspects of their daily life such as beliefs, birth, fertility, nature, femininity, life and spirituality. Some believed that the rugs could even ward off evil spirits so naturally, they incorporated designs such as diamonds and lucky charms to ward off the evil spirits and bring luck, prosperity and protection. Bursting of energetic colors of from red, orange, pink and beige with accents of lavender and mint, this vintage Moroccan rug is truly a magical sight to behold and will leave you spellbound. The hints of dyes that make their way into the rug's motifs and fringes have their own tale to tell. In Berber culture, the color red symbolizes strength and protection, blue symbolizes wisdom, yellow represents eternity and green stands for peace. While the patterns may seem whimsical and random they are very significant to the rug weaver's life. The Berber women incorporate design elements from their personal experience into the rugs designs. The symbols are usually references to events and aspects of their daily life such as beliefs, birth, fertility, nature, femininity, life and spirituality. Part of the appeal is the Primitive charm in these Moroccan pieces. The Minimalist and abstract forms represent the contemporary yet authentic, creative and archaic spirit of tribal art.
