Berber Moroccan Rug in Ravishing Red, 06'09" x 10'00" From Esmaili Rugs Collection. With the ravishing red color and plush pile of this Berber Moroccan rug, you can have your own red carpet moment anytime. Sizzling red hot or seductively sedate, the color red is not for the timid. Red is the color love, passion, fire and blood. It is linked to heroism in Japan, happiness in China and strength in Morocco. 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. The allover diamond pattern and diamond shapes found in this Moroccan rug are linked with protection, motherhood and birth. The pattern in the border symbolizes a protection with the use of enchanted talisman and medicinal properties. 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. 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.
