Berber Cotton Flatwoven Rug

Stripes and diamonds take turns here, and neither gets the last word.

This flatwoven rug was made by Berber peoples in Ziane, in the Upper Atlas Mountains of Morocco, in the 20th century. It is wool and cotton. Berber weavers in Morocco's mountains traditionally worked at home looms, making flatweaves that served as bedding, floor cover or protection from the cold. Broad bands of red, maroon and olive alternate with panels of fine black and white lozenges and chevrons. Column borders of diamonds run along both long edges, and a short fringe finishes the top. It is under five feet wide and over ten feet long.

Long enough to take a walk on, with something to read along the way.