This Zemmour rug is a pile woven wool carpet from the Middle Atlas region of Morocco.
Zemmour rugs or kilims are produced by one of the Berber tribes of Morocco.
This particular berber rug is from the area of Khemisset, a town famous for it\'s rug weaving. Khemisset is situated one hour north east of Rabat, the capital of Morocco.
The Zemmour rugs/kilims are produced using vibrant colors in red and saffron, often using vegetable and other organic dyes.
The Zemmour rugs, similar to other Berber rugs of Morocco, use many symbols in their weaving patterns. One dominant symbol is the \"eye\" crossed to protect from the evil eye in the belief of these indigenous Moroccan tribes.
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