Vintage Beni Ourain Runner Rug 47774

Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Berber Runner Rug, Morocco, Mid-Twentieth Century – Here is an exciting and dynamic vintage rug – a long and narrow Berber carpet, handcrafted by the Beni Ourain tribes people of Morocco’s Atlas Mountains. Featuring a representative Beni Ourain design, this rug is a wonderful example of a style of rug that has enjoyed great popularity over the decades – leading up to and including today. Moroccan rugs such as this fine example are prized for their traditional, tribal designs, typified here by the scattering of detail elements and the division of the carpet into eight parts. The design found throughout this charming vintage rug is a great example of the power of minimalism. The simple color pallet, which is made up only of the ivory hue of the rug itself and the dark shade of brown that makes up the detail work, is consistent with the aesthetic preferences of the Beni Ourain, and gives the carpet a  great versatility. The simplicity of the composition is very powerful, suggesting both a solidity as well as a sene of balance. A wonderful example of minimalist tribal design, this runner length Beni Ourain carpet typifies an enduringly popular style.