Vintage Tiflet Flatweave Rug — 4'9" × 2'8" — Greyed Violet, Coral & Gold
$310.00
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4'9" × 2'8" (146 × 81 cm) · Wool
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Specifications
- Size
- 146 × 81 cm (approx. 4'9" × 2'8")
- Material
- Wool
- Origin
- Tiflet, Morocco
- Style
- Zemmour
- Age
- Vintage
- Condition
- Colour: this piece has faded. Photo shown in the condition view.
- Weight
- 2.8 kg
Description
A vintage handwoven wool flatweave from Tiflet, in Morocco’s Zemmour region — 4'9" × 2'8" (146 × 81 cm), 6.2 lbs. Selected for texture, scale, and exact-piece character, with final color confirmed by video before payment is captured.
Materials
Wool from Tiflet, Morocco.
Construction
Handwoven as a flatweave. Dimensions: 146 × 81 cm (approx. 4'9" × 2'8"). Weight: 2.8 kg.
Condition
Colour: this piece has faded. The face was originally violet-purple and has lost that colour to light, settling into a greyed violet. The reverse retains the original violet and red — the difference between the two sides is the measure of the change. The fading is even across the face rather than patchy. The coral, gold, cream and pale blue patterning is unaffected and still at full strength. Reverse: original violet and red bands with white pinstripes, unfaded, and usable as a display face. No wear on either face; the surface is unworn. Fringe: deep red wool at both ends, complete. Edges: vertical side panels run intact down both sides. Handle: this is a flatweave — thin, light and foldable, not a cushioned pile rug. Tightly woven.
Provenance
Sourced as a Tiflet piece. Tiflet is a town in Khémisset Province between Rabat and Khemisset, and that province corresponds to the historical territory of the Zemmour confederation — Tiflet is the region's second town after Khemisset itself. The construction is consistent with the flatweave work of the area: a plain-weave wool ground carrying dense supplementary-weft patterning. No named weaver or workshop, so this is a regional attribution rather than a chain of custody. Region: Tiflet, Zemmour (Attributed) Tradition: Flatweave
Care
Keep this one out of direct sun. The violet in this rug has already proved unstable once, and continued light exposure will keep moving it. A north-facing room, a hallway, or a wall away from a window is the right home; a sunny living-room floor is not. Vacum on low suction without rotating brug and wash in cold water only, since it's vintage it has been washed a few times but make sure it is with cold water
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