Chifor
Chifor Vintage Moroccan Runner Rug
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Description
One-of-a-kind vintage rug, flatwoven near the small city of Boujad in the Chaouia-Ouardigha region of Morocco
Dimensions: 4'5" x 10'4" (136 cm x 315 cm)
Chifor has been professionally cleaned; age-related wear and natural inconsistencies are inherent in these unique, handcrafted vintage rugs.
Product Type:
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Kilim
Flatwoven, pileless rugs that often have distinctive geometric patterns and contrasting bright colors.
Age:
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Vintage
Typically between 20-100 years old
Main Color:
- Multicolor
Color Palette:
- Eggplant
A dark, brownish purple
- Slate Gray
A medium blue-gray
- Tangerine Orange
A light, true orange
- Navy
A deep true navy
- Cream
A warm off-white
Product Details
- One-of-a-kind vintage rug — only one in stock!
- 100% wool pile on mixed fiber foundation
- Dimensions: 4'5" x 10'4" (136 cm x 315 cm)
- One-sided fringe: measures 3.1" (8 cm)
- Color palette: eggplant, slate gray, tangerine orange, navy, cream
- These rugs are prized for their expressive design and construction. Their freeform edges meander and wiggle, unbound by constrictions of mass production.
Curator's Notes
- Moroccan rugs don’t come with a key. As with any painting or poem, their motifs have many subjective interpretations. Originally made for personal use, these rugs took months to weave, documenting a shifting tide of events and emotions in the weaver’s life.
- Stripes—a simple and timeless classic
- Depending on who you ask, the X symbol stands for the body (wih arms or legs spread out), or scissors, which represent the protective, magical qualities of metal
- Diagonal lines weave and intersect, forming a grid-like pattern
- A simple, but classic design—zig-zag patterns represent water as a vital element in life
- Directional design or color gradients with purposeful asymmetry and movement
Boujad was considered a holy town. Boujad rugs were made by a variety of tribes, and thus vary widely in color, composition, and weave. Often described with words like surreal, mystic, and mesmerizing, these rugs depict a world beyond reality. Construction-wise, they have twice as many horizontal as vertical knots, which makes them floppy and easy to move.
Material DetailsThis rug is called a boucherouite, which derives from bu sharwit, a Moroccan Arabic term meaning 'piece of cloth'. Reflective of the ever-shifting post-modern, post-consumer landscape, these 'everything rugs' are woven with colorful miscellaneous fiber scraps. In this piece, a wool pile is knotted onto mixed-fiber wefts and textured wool warps.
Moroccan wool is locally sourced and produces a thick, strong flatweave that feels soft and fluffy underfoot.