Rug Margoum Ilya 165x255 cm
- Width
- 165 cm
- Length
- 255 cm
- Color
- Red
- Compositions
- Wool
- Type
- Margoum
- Origin
- Tunisia
- Use
- Living room rug
Tunisian Margoum carpet from the city of Kairouan. Unique piece handmade by a skilled craftswoman.
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Large living room rug - Margoum / Mergoum - Certified "First choice" by the National Handicrafts Office of Tunisia.
This is a unique piece that will give your living room a tasteful decoration.
Did you know? The Margoum is a type of rug that is only made in Tunisia. It is a city rug handmade by the craftswomen from the cities of Kairouan, El Jem and Oudhref.
The margoum is a rug both woven and embroidered which gives it a smooth appearance decorated with reliefs. The mixture of its wool weft and cotton warp makes it a rigid and solid rug.
The margoums are always decorated with diamond-shaped motifs which symbolize fertility. However, there are no two identical margoums.
Here is the meaning of the main symbols of the Rug Margoum Ilya 165x255 cm :
Note: Originally, the symbolism of Berber signs refers mainly to life, the fertility of the couple and the fertility of the land. Over the centuries, the meanings have often evolved or overlapped.
Red
The colour red has a prophylactic character in ancient Berber traditions: its strength and brilliance protect against accidents and diseases; it is the universal vector of the principle of life.
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Data sheet
- Width
- 165 cm
- Length
- 255 cm
- Color
- Red
- Compositions
- Wool
- Type
- Margoum
- Origin
- Tunisia
- Use
- Living room rug
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