Marrakesh Express
Large Rugs
Runners
Piece
0.051524 is a real tour de force of weaving, a runner with six design bands
of bright colors on a black background highlighted by white designs. The design bands are separated by lines of
tufted yarn, visible on the overall photo.
The black warp or base is wool, the white a shiny synthetic yarn, and
the red, blue and green are acrylic which means they wont fade. The white
is brighter than it looks in the photos and really sets off the other colors
and designs, which you really see best in the detailed
picture. There are three repairs in this piece, but given the designs, they
do not show. It measures 34 x 84
and costs $270.
Piece 5.15413
is a long runner in the Zemmour style, in a rich red with the traditional
black, white and orange designs. This one has quite a bit of fine weaving,
including vertical bands, which you can see well on the close-up.
The size is 27.5 x 118 inches (70 x 300 cm) and the price is $215.
Piece 5.15423 is a
short runner in bluewith geometric
animals in white and gold. The woman who made it said they were cats,
but I think they look more like
camels or dinosaurs. See what you think in this detail.
This piece, 5.15423, is a short runner in blue measures
23.5 x 60 inches or nearly 2 x 5 feet (60 x 152 cm) and costs $80.
Tazenakht
Tazenakht rugs come from the High Atlas Mountains south of
Marrakesh. If you have a good map,
you can find the town of Tazenakht southwest of Ouarzazate. Its the market town where these rugs
are sold; they are made in the surrounding mountains. The Women Weavers town of N'kob is about
an hour into those mountains from Tazenakht on an unpaved road.
In fact all of the rugs of this type that I had in stock in the US are sold,
but I left the one below to illustrate this popular style. You can find many
more by clicking on N'kob below.
Piece 0.112809 has three medallions on a denim-blue ground,
each with an intricate border, and the whole piece also has in intricate border.
This is typical of the Tazenakht style. You can see a bit of it under
the hand on the close-up, as well as the other colors: a golden yellow,
light blue, and olive green. While the medallions look red-orange here,
in reality they are more a rusty orange. This piece measures 35 x 65 ½ and
costs $370. SOLD,
but you can see others in this style in the N'kob
section of my web site.
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Piece
0.051524 is a real tour de force of weaving, a runner with six design bands
of bright colors on a black background highlighted by white designs. The design bands are separated by lines of
tufted yarn, visible on the overall photo.
The black warp or base is wool, the white a shiny synthetic yarn, and
the red, blue and green are acrylic which means they wont fade. The white
is brighter than it looks in the photos and really sets off the other colors
and designs, which you really see best in the detailed
picture. There are three repairs in this piece, but given the designs, they
do not show. It measures 34 x 84
and costs $270.
