An open field of unadorned brownish-red covers the greater part of the piece, its surface subtly banded by faint horizontal shifts in tone rather than any figured pattern. Both ends are framed by stacked bands in deep red, slate blue, and coral pink of varying widths, the lower band finishing in warm salmon before giving way to loose warp fringe. The asymmetry between the two end borders - differing in width and sequence of colors - is the notable detail here.
A striped rust-red field is overlaid with two stacked zigzag chevron bands rendered in cream, sky blue, mustard, and pale green pile knots, framing small diamond and cross-form medallions in between. Flanking side panels break from the striped ground into a dense checkerboard of small squares in ivory, orange, mustard, lavender, green, and brown, giving the piece an asymmetrical composition between center and borders. The lower edge finishes in a plain rust band with loose ivory warp fringe.
Rehamna Tribe
A dark brown ground carries a large lozenge medallion built up from small stepped diamonds in cream, coral, and pale blue, its point extending downward into a stacked column of tiny triangular motifs. Below, a checkerboard band and two smaller flanking diamonds lead to a second grouping of pointed lozenges near the lower edge, echoing the central form at reduced scale. Narrow striped bands in rust, cream, and brown frame the ends, with the warp fringe left loose at both terminations.
An ivory ground is covered edge to edge with a dense lattice of small diamonds and lozenges rendered in soft coral, mint green, lavender, and dark brown, occasionally interrupted by thin plain horizontal bands. A vertical chain of larger interlocking diamond medallions runs down the center, flanked by scattered cross and star motifs, while a narrow undecorated strip separates the field from the fringed ends.
An ivory field is covered by an all-over stepped brown lattice forming a diamond trellis, left largely open across the main expanse. Along the right edge runs a narrow secondary panel filled with small scattered emblems in pink, brown and cream, loosely arranged in vertical rows, unlike the regularity of the main pattern. Selvedges are plain and the corners show minor irregularities in the lattice alignment.
The field is arranged in alternating brown and undyed ivory horizontal bands, each striped register carrying a row of three concentric lozenges outlined in blue, yellow, green, and orange. The diamonds shift in palette from row to row, with some centers marked by a single bright dot, while a partial diamond appears at the lower edge, breaking the regularity. A checkerboard border in dark brown and cream frames the sides and top, and loose warp fringe finishes the bottom edge.
A deep brown ground is covered edge to edge with an all-over diamond lattice rendered in ivory outline, the intersecting lines forming a continuous trellis across the field. This is framed by a solid mustard-yellow band and an outer border of ivory and brown zigzag chevrons, with small triangular motifs and touches of orange appearing along the top edge. Loose warp fringe is visible at both ends.
The field is organized in horizontal bands of soft coral, salmon, and pale ivory, each register filled with stacked diamonds, triangular medallions, and small stylized figures rendered in muted gold, gray-blue, and touches of dark brown. A central vertical axis of lozenges anchors the composition, with abstract comb-like and stepped forms scattered irregularly across the bands rather than in strict mirrored repetition. Loose warp fringe finishes both ends, and the ground shows soft striations of pink and buff throughout.
From the High Atlas Region of Morocco
A long, plain brown ground is broken into sections by scattered small motifs in pink, cream, and ochre, arranged loosely rather than in a strict grid. Three narrower decorated bands cross the field horizontally, each patterned with a dense small-scale diaper design in rose, cream, and muted orange that contrasts with the surrounding open ground. Both ends finish in loose warp fringe, and the overall composition reads as a repeated sequence of plain field and patterned insert.
