Rug Mellita 115x180
- Width
- 115 cm
- Length
- 180 cm
- Color
- Beige Black Brown
- Compositions
- Wool
- Type
- Margoum
- Origin
- Tunisia
- Use
- Medium rug Bedroom／Living room
Tunisian Margoum carpet from the city of Kairouan. Unique piece handmade by a skilled craftswoman.
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Rug - Margoum / Mergoum - Certified "First choice" by the National Handicrafts Office of Tunisia.
This is a unique piece that will bring 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 Mellita 115x180 :
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.
Black/grey
It's the colour of the night: beneficial and protective power against the evil eye. Life takes place between the borders of black and white.
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Data sheet
- Width
- 115 cm
- Length
- 180 cm
- Color
- Beige Black Brown
- Compositions
- Wool
- Type
- Margoum
- Origin
- Tunisia
- Use
- Medium rug Bedroom／Living room
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