20856 Vintage Beni MGuild Moroccan Rug, 05'10 x 08'09. 

This hand-knotted
wool vintage Beni M'Guild Moroccan rug features an all-over diamond lattice
pattern spread across the abrashed field. The double lines
composed of arrows crisscross symmetrically, creating a lozenge trellis. Each
lozenge is filled with a diamond, Burdock, cross, and secondary protection
symbols. The tribal symbols of diamonds typically symbolize womanhood and
fertility. Some of the lozenges are filled with protection symbols and meant to
capture evil spirits. In Moroccan rugs, male motifs often appear on the outer
portions of the composition, framing and enclosing the female motifs. This
presentation can be seen as symbolizing fertility, as well as protection and
the sanctuary of the family. Though deceptively simple, this beautiful vintage
Moroccan rug is clearly laced with meaning, cultural significance and warrants
a myriad of interpretations beyond its Moroccan milieu. 

• Rendered in variegated shades of greige, taupe, red, gray, beige, tan and charcoal with other neutral colors.
• Abrash. 
• Hand-knotted wool. 
• Made in Morocco. 
• Berber Tribes of Morocco. Beni MGuild.
• Measures: 05'10 x
  08'09.
• Date: 1960s. Mid-20th Century.