A striking Berber haik from the Anti-Atlas region in southern Morocco, originally worn as an everyday garment by women. Its overall composition plays with a variety of elements that create a sense of depth: from subtle to more pronounced gradations, from bold colors to natural tones, and from undulating solid to broken or dotted lines. It’s relatively rare to find textiles from this region that incorporate color. Due to its medium-fine weft and blanket-like handle, I recommend using it as a throw or placing it in a less trafficked area.

For more in depth discussion please see ‘An Infinity of Stripes’ published in HALI magazine 200 and found on the editorial page of this website. Written by Lucien Viola, a textile collector based in Marrakech, and myself, the article explores two different points of view on striated garments from the Anti Atlas region in Morocco.

MEJJAT is a small tribal territory in the most southern part of the Anti-Atlas, at the edge of the Sahara, located about 90 km southeast of Tiznit. The tribe is relatively small and divided into four moieties. Striated garments have been worn by the women of this region and are among the most striking everyday textiles of the entire Anti-Atlas region. Most of these haiks (or blankets) are woven in various shades of undyed wool with the exception of some examples incorporating color.