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Rug Kilim Ajim 65x215 cm
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- Width
- 65 cm
- Length
- 215 cm
- Color
- Black Blue Red Yellow
- Compositions
- Wool
- Type
- Kilim
- Origin
- Tunisia
- Use
- Bedside rug Hall runner
Kilim rug 100% wool handmade by a craftswoman from the southern villages of Tunisia. Unique piece.
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Ethnic Hall Runner - Elongated Rug Kilim 100% wool, rectangular, woven very tightly.
This rug is handmade by a craftswoman from southern Tunisia whose technique has been passed down from generation to generation. The motifs are exclusively Berber or Arabic.
Dimensions indicated without the fringes. Unique piece.
Lightweight and easy to maintain.
Here is the meaning of the main symbols of the Rug Kilim Ajim 65x215 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.
The rhombus
The diamond is the Berber carpet pattern par excellence. It appears on almost all Berber carpets in the Maghreb, whether in Tunisia, Algeria or Morocco.
Meaning 1: The diamond is an ancient Berber feminine symbol that represents woman and her beauty. It represents the womb of life, the uterus or the woman's body as a whole.
Meaning 2: The eye or the mirror: what reflects or allows one to see.The representation of the eye is in the Berber culture a way of countering the evil eye. In the same way, the mirror reflects the evil eye against itself.
K0312
Data sheet
- Width
- 65 cm
- Length
- 215 cm
- Color
- Black Blue Red Yellow
- Compositions
- Wool
- Type
- Kilim
- Origin
- Tunisia
- Use
- Bedside rug Hall runner
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