Soumak

Beni Ourain

A narrow runner in undyed ivory ground, worked entirely in brown-toned pile without a distinct border, the field organized into horizontal bands of diamond lattices, zigzag lines, chevrons, and small stacked triangles rendered in an irregular, hand-drawn manner. A detail inset shows the shaggy pile texture and the loosely knotted diamond trellis pattern up close. The composition reads as a continuous sequence of tribal-style registers rather than a framed field and border format.

Berber

An expanse of undyed ivory ground is organized into horizontal registers of fine brown line-work rather than a bounded field and border. Diamond lattices, elongated diamond chains resembling stylized figures, rows of triangles, and bands of small hatched diamonds run in sequence from top to bottom, with a cluster of geometric medallions and hooked forms gathered near the lower edge. Warp ends are finished in loose knotted fringe at both top and bottom.

Berber

An open ivory ground is overlaid with a sparse brown lattice: a band of elongated diamond shapes runs across the upper third, resolving below into a loose grid of vertical and horizontal cell-like divisions that continue irregularly to the bottom edge. The linework is drawn freehand, so the compartments vary in width and the diamonds are not perfectly aligned, giving the field an unstudied, hand-drawn quality. Plain warp fringe finishes both ends, with a narrow striped band separating the field from the fringe at the top.

Berber

An open, undecorated field in a pale ivory tone is interrupted only by two thin brown horizontal bands set at roughly the upper and lower thirds of the composition. There is no border to speak of, the plain edges giving way directly to a fringe of twisted ivory-colored cords at top and bottom. The overall effect is one of restraint, with the two dark lines serving as the sole graphic incident against the cream ground.

Berber

The field is left almost entirely open in undyed ivory and cream, its surface animated only by subtle abrash and faint horizontal striations that drift toward the lower edge. A pair of thin, jagged zigzag lines in soft brown appear isolated near the upper right, with a small stray mark above them, while a plain taupe border of even width frames the composition on all four sides. Warp fringe is visible at both the top and bottom ends.

Berber

An ivory ground is left largely open, crossed by horizontal registers of fine brown line-work rather than a bordered field. Successive bands shift motif from triangular pendants and elongated bracket forms near the top to dense lattices of diamonds and zigzag chevrons below, with a narrow row of small dotted diamonds punctuating the middle section. The composition ends in a plain warp fringe, and the piece carries no enclosing border, the pattern reading as a sequence of stacked friezes.

Berber

The field is left largely open in undyed ivory, divided into horizontal registers that shift in pattern from top to bottom: a fine grid of thin brown lines gives way to bands of dotted and zigzag motifs, then elongated diamond and lattice forms, before the composition descends into an irregular brick-like arrangement of brown blocks that darkens toward the lower edge. There is no distinct framing border; the transitions between registers act as the only structural divisions, and the palette stays within ivory, taupe, and warm brown throughout.

Berber

An open, unadorned field in undyed ivory pile is scattered with small, irregular brown flecks and short horizontal dashes, arranged loosely across the surface rather than in a fixed grid. There is no border to speak of, the plain ground running to the edges before meeting narrow flat-woven selvages and long fringe at both ends. The overall effect is quiet and sparse, with variation in the density and tone of the ivory pile visible under raking light.

Berber

The field is left entirely open, a plain expanse of undyed ivory pile with soft variations of tone drifting toward pale tan across the surface. A faint horizontal striation crosses roughly a third of the way down, and there is no border or corner ornament, only the natural highs and lows of the pile catching light. Fringes of the same undyed tone finish the top and bottom edges.

Berber

A long runner with an open, undyed ivory ground crossed by a continuous diamond lattice drawn in thin brown lines. The design runs the full length without a separate border, the diamonds slightly irregular in size and alignment, and the ends finish in loosely knotted fringe.

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