12 x 15 Vintage Rabat Moroccan Rug 77252

77252 Vintage Rabat Moroccan Rug, 11'09 x 14'08. 

This hand knotted wool vintage Rabat Moroccan rug features an all-over geometric lozenge pattern composed of diagonal rows of alternating diamonds filled with symbolic motifs. Displaying a charming and almost quilt-like appearance, this vintage Rabat Moroccan rug showcases these traditions with a dazzling array of patterns and motifs that would be a focal point of any room it inhabits. Unlike most other Moroccan rugs, Rabat city rugs exhibit Anatolian designs and influence, though it is unclear how these designs came to Morocco many centuries ago. 

According to the Indianapolis Museum of Art's 'The Fabric of Moroccan Life,' the women weavers of Rabat recount a legend: one day, a stork dropped a piece of rug into the courtyard of a house. The rug's colors and design, previously unknown in the land, were seen by the women weavers of the house as a divine gift—a talisman and a good omen that inspired them deeply. The people of Rabat consider wool to be as precious as gold and a variety of rituals surround the making of their rugs. They are known to be able to create bright and saturated poly-chromatic color schemes with a narrow palette. 

• Rendered in warm hues and variegated shades of beige, tan, ecru, taupe, camel, coffee, brown and rustic orange with other neutral colors. 
• Tag on the back reads: Morocco, Rabat.
• Made by the Rabat Village Women.
• Abrash.
• Hand knotted wool.
• Made in Morocco.
• Berber Tribes of Morocco. Rabat.
• Measures: 11'09 x 14'08.
• Date: 1960's. Mid-20th Century.