Rug Kilim Hamraoui 60x200 cm
€299.00
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- Width
- 60 cm
- Length
- 200 cm
- Color
- Red White
- 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 Hamraoui 60x200 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.
The zigzag
The zigzag is one of the most present Berber signs on Tunisian and Moroccan carpets.
Meaning 1: Male symbol of fertility and fecundity.
Meaning 2: Image of water, symbol of life and matrix of existence. Image of the waves of the generating sea or of the lightning bringing rain.
Meaning 3: Image of the serpent that represents the lunar seasons and represents by its moult the renewal of life and the resurrection of nature, the cycle of seasons full of promise. The snake also represents the union of the opposites male and female, sky and earth, night and day...
The double comb
Berber carpets are woven entirely by hand without shuttle or spindle. The only accessory used by the craftswomen is the weaving comb which is used to pack the wool of the carpet. It is therefore a strong symbol associated with creativity and fecundity. It is often represented on Tunisian carpets, especially on woven carpets such as kilims and margoums.
The weaving combs of this carpet are doubled, which refers to the tree of life and its roots symbolising life, knowledge and wealth.
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Data sheet
- Width
- 60 cm
- Length
- 200 cm
- Color
- Red White
- Compositions
- Wool
- Type
- Kilim
- Origin
- Tunisia
- Use
- Bedside rug Hall runner
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