Moroccan Zianne Flatweave Rug

Diamonds inside diamonds, inside still more diamonds. Nobody here was short of ideas.

This Zianne flatweave rug comes from Morocco, North Africa, 20th century, in wool. In Morocco, flatwoven textiles were made at home for many household jobs, serving as floor covers, blankets and sometimes room dividers, and they often traveled with the family. A great central diamond sits between panels of smaller lozenges, worked in cream, dark brown and flecks of red across the surface. Narrow bands of X shapes divide the sections, and a dark fringe hangs at one end. Five feet wide and over ten long.

Look at it long enough and it begins looking back.