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Amazigh Rug Weaving

Also known as azetta, Beni Ourain

Amazigh Rug Weaving: photograph by Adil massil
Photo: Adil massil, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Pass coloured weft rows through the warp, building diamonds, zigzags and lozenges as you go.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Morocco.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Mediterranean.

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