Vintage Tribal Moroccan Natural Wool Rug with Diamond Design BB5874 8'6" × 10'0" $6,000

This circa-1940 vintage Moroccan runner area rug features an all-over design of a large brown lattice against a field of neutral beige. Stark and minimalist, the vintage carpet is an intriguing abstract statement. Moroccan antique rugs nyc have typically been woven by tribal peoples for their utility rather than for decoration.

These vintage rugs experienced a growth in popularity in the West when mid-century modern designers such as Le Corbusier paired the thick piled Berber rugs with their minimalist furniture. Many of these Berber carpets are woven by the Beni Ourain peoples from the Rif Mountains near the city of Taza in northern Morocco. Colors vary from neutral shades to bright, stand-out hues, with designs ranging from geometric simplicity to free-flowing abstraction. The primitivist feel of many Moroccan carpets makes them attractive to modernist collectors.