5 x 11 - Brown Vintage Moroccan Rug - 21470

21470 Vintage Zemmour Moroccan Kilim Runner, 04'09 x 11'01.

Full of tiny details and embellished with sequins combined with earth-tone colors and tribal style, this hand-woven wool vintage Zemmour Berber Moroccan kilim rug is a captivating vision of woven beauty. The dark brown abrashed field is composed of chevron bands, zigzag lines, concentric lozenges, diamonds, and ambiguous tribal motifs. It is enclosed with a spiked lozenge border giving it a sense of order and definition. Historical richness and full of Ancient Berber symbolism, this vintage Zemmour kilim rug features traditional symbols of protection and femininity in the central area while the borders along the vertical sides traditionally represent the male's presence. In Moroccan rugs, male motifs often appear on the outer portions of the composition, framing and enclosing the female motifs. This presentation can be seen as symbolizing fertility, as well as protection and the sanc