The traditional hand-made Berber carpets are among the most popular products in the artisanal sector , with an estimated size of billions of dollars. This type of carpets are paintings that are woven into folk tales and stories from the history of Morocco .
Types of Moroccan carpets
There are many types of Moroccan carpets, whose name is often associated with the name of the region to which they belong, and the Moroccan carpet industry differs from one region to another according to the type of raw fabric used as well as the colors and the method of decorating the carpet with a geometric design and shapes that differ from one region to another. The most well-known types of carpets are:- The Ribatian carpet
- The Fassia carpet
- Dukkal carpet
- Tznakht carpet
- The High Atlas carpet ... etc.
The Ribatian carpet
The ribbed carpet (relative to the ribat) is characterized by dense wool, and is dominated by the red color that is used as a floor for it, while the center and the edge are decorated with delicate and intertwining drawings.
The Fassia carpet
Carpets made in Fez are intertwined in length and width. Its carvings are dominated by the Islamic decorative character, woven from dense soft cotton, and fed with brocade and golden threads. As for its colors, they are varied and bright.
Amazigh carpet
The rustic Berber carpets are distinguished by geometric designs of different sizes, and the drawings of this type of carpet rarely include the figures of birds, animals or people. There are different types of rustic carpets, each of the Berber tribes has its own designs.
The traditional Moroccan carpet or carpet is a piece of traditional hand-made furniture from natural materials that has developed throughout history. But it preserved its traditional character without losing its artistic value.