Parallel flatwoven channels cross the warm ivory pile of this 300 × 200 cm Marmoucha wool rug. Each stops short of the sides, leaving broad, uninterrupted margins of pile around the striped field.

Provenance & Craft

From Atelier des Atlas, this handwoven Amazigh rug combines raised wool pile with recessed bands of flatweave. Cream fringe is visible at both short ends, with braided strands opening into loose tassels at the near end.

Design Vocabulary

The channels vary slightly in width, and their edges waver along the adjoining pile. Warm beige shows through in the recesses, while shadows along the raised edges give the horizontal bands their definition.

Marmoucha mixed weave with parallel flatwoven channels set into ivory wool pile.