Vintage Berber Moroccan Rug, 06'08" x 11'06" From Esmaili Rugs Collection. Woven by the Berber Tribes of Morocco in the 1940's, this colorful Moroccan rug features a richly textured pile, strong designs and a striking color palette, including various shades vibrant red, electric purple, yellow and green. Vivid green and bright yellow lines form a captivating latticework pattern. The plum-colored field showcases a gradient abrash that transitions from red to purple and lavender. This wonderfully wild carpet has all the attributes that make these tribal pieces ideal for modern, contemporary and eclectic interiors. 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. Unlike most mid-century vintage Moroccan rugs, which typically feature an ivory field sparsely decorated with dark brown line work, this particular example is a truly vibrant piece, the tribalism and colors of which give it a strong presence. The irregular and eccentric line work, which loosely communicates a latticework structure, imbues the carpet with an abstract quality, which is heightened by the idiosyncratic scattering of the tribal detail work throughout. A truly unique vintage Moroccan carpet, this mid-century piece is an exciting and dynamic composition.
