BOUJAD RUNNER N° 555BJ


A vintage runner, 1990s- 00s, in a soft color palette with a reduced graphic composition. Squares and checkered fields knotted with green, yellow and faded neon yarns are vertically arranged in a row on a faded strawberry red and pink field in wool. The overall composition is broken up by smaller squares, dots, and lines scattered occasionally across the faded red background.


Dimensions
256 ×  99 cm
8’3’  ×  3’2“
Material
wool & industrial yarns
Pile
low
Condition
very good

Price




BOUJAD rugs are made by Arab groups and Arabized Berber groups but they are named after the town of Boujad. The surrounding region of this town lies in the western foothills of the Middle Atlas adjoining the Zaer tribal territory in the extreme western corner, and the town Beni Mellal at the northernmost edge of Western High Atlas. The knotted rugs have typically a low pile and are often made with mixed materials such as wool, cotton, textile scraps and industrial yarns. Their designs are often highly individual containing Berber motifs, motifs found in Rabat rugs, distorted checkerboard fields and gestural abstract patterns- all in lively colors.