Colorful Berber carpet wool from the middle atlas (Zayan carpet)

Black background: color of patterns red, green, yellow, white. Berber zayan tribe of the middle atlas region of khenifra and mrirt. Length: 138 cm width: 92 cm. In morocco the carpet originally is a berber invention in mountainous rural areas, where live berber herders often nomadic. The raw material of the carpet is often the wool of the sheep. It all starts with the choice of wool, then washing, carding and spinning all this done by hand, which allows. To create the threads that will be perfect for weaving. All this work is carried out by knowledgeable women, the know-how of weaving is transmitted from mother to daughter, from generation to generation, the works are often woven on the same looms. As for the colors chosen, they are natural and consist of organic matter (saffron, henna, mint, roots, tree bark, Flower petals...). We distinguish symbolic berber motifs or signs, ornaments that often have a relationship with rites, beliefs, a way of thinking and therefore all the imaginaries also related to this berber culture. Zayan carpet always has an unlikely design or color, this carpet is unpredictable. The patterns are bold, the designs are quite simple geometric, it is the irregularity of their position that is put on this carpet with shades of red, orange, pink, indigo or magenta. Each of these rugs is unique and tells its story. How to maintain a carpet: Do not put the carpet in a damp place, sometimes put it in the sun and especially use it to keep its wool in good condition if you store it in a closet do not forget to put a little naphthalene with it. For. Remove dust from a carpet use the vacuum cleaner. But if you have to wash it you have to be very careful, because who says vegetable dye no chemical fixative, so a dye likely to fade during washing. Nou.

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