Soumak

Azilal

An ivory ground is overlaid with an irregular brown lattice drawn in loose, hand-drawn diamonds that loses its rhythm toward the lower half, leaving a wide open expanse of plain trellis. At the center, five horizontal rows of solid lozenges break the pattern in tan, coral pink, and teal green, stacked to form a narrow vertical column of color against the pale field. The rug is left bare of any border, with the fringe visible at top and a narrow flat woven band along the edges.

Tazenakht

A dark brown ground is organized into horizontal registers: a scattered field of small ivory and rose diamonds at top gives way to a band of stylized quadruped and V-shaped figures, then a row of larger stepped diamond medallions, a repeat of the small quadruped motifs, and finally a bold ivory-and-brown checkerboard filling the lower third. Fringe remains at the top edge with a narrow chevron-patterned band along it, and the side selvedges show plain brown wefting.

Zaiane

A long narrow runner organized in horizontal registers rather than a single field, each band carrying its own pattern: rows of small diamonds, chevrons, a checkerboard of x-shapes, striped ribbing, and a dense band of tiny hooked motifs. The palette runs through salmon-pink, cream, dark brown and black, with narrow plain stripes separating the patterned bands. Warp ends finish in a loose knotted fringe at the lower edge.

Tazenakht

The field is covered edge to edge in an irregular, hand-drawn checkerboard of cream and dark brown squares, broken at center by a large brown eight-pointed medallion holding a smaller diamond in blue and ivory flanked by two dark leaf-shaped forms. Along the lower corners the checkerboard gives way to scattered improvised motifs in red, yellow, blue and green, along with small architectural and figural shapes, before the plain warp fringe at each end. There is no separate border; the pattern runs straight to the selvedges.

Beni Ourain

An ivory ground carries a lattice of dark brown outlined diamonds, two large lozenges stacked vertically and crossed by diagonal lines that form a central medallion with a small yellow accent. Scattered small motifs in soft pink, sage green, and dark brown fill the open spaces, including tiny figural and vase-like forms, while a narrow zigzag line in dark brown traces the border on both sides. The end finishes show multicolored twisted fringe at the top and a plain band with dark blue edging at the bottom.

Beni Ourain

An open ivory ground carries a continuous chain of large diamond lattices formed by dark brown crenellated lines with a thin ochre edge, scattered with small pastel accents in seafoam green, blush pink, and soft yellow. Diminutive diamond and drop-shaped motifs float within and between the lattice compartments, while a stepped, key-patterned border in the same dark brown outlines the field on both sides. Bare warp fringe finishes the top and bottom edges.

Azilal

An open ivory ground is divided into horizontal bands by narrow flat-woven strips patterned with small brown diamonds. Each band carries a zigzag chevron line in orange, with occasional accents of yellow, red, green, and blue, the peaks and troughs shifting slightly from row to row. The lowest register, just above the fringe, breaks from the zigzag motif with a row of small stylized figures in orange, green, and black.

Zaiane

A long narrow runner organized in horizontal registers against a deep brown-black ground, alternating bands of bold cross and X-shaped motifs with narrower strips of small diamonds and lozenge lattices. The palette stays within warm rust, ochre, and cream tones set off by the dark field, with the geometric bands repeating in a steady rhythm from end to end. Both edges finish in loose warp fringe.

Haik Kilim

An open ivory field is left largely bare, crossed at intervals by narrow horizontal bands of small-scale motifs: rows of diamond and lozenge shapes alternating in navy blue and rust red, thin zigzag stripes in dark brown, and a scattering of tiny triangular and diamond forms near the top and bottom edges. The composition reads as a sequence of quiet registers rather than a bordered field, with plain warp fringe finishing both ends.

Haik Kilim

The field is organized entirely in horizontal bands, alternating a fine speckled gray-and-cream texture with narrower stripes of tan and cream marked by small dashed accents. There is no border framing the composition; the striped pattern runs edge to edge, terminating in loose warp fringe at both ends. Colors stay within a muted palette of gray, ivory, and warm tan throughout.

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