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Handmade tunisian rugs.
Mergoum rug tunisian handmade 100 wool berber kilim rug runner hand woven vintage artisanaco 5 out of 5 stars 4 307 69.
The mergoum or margoum is a woven floor rug embroidered on a layer of cotton which gives it a rigid and solid look.
Tunisia has a rich tradition of weaving rugs.
Hand made in tunisia.
The mergoum is typically made in the towns on oudhref el jem and kairouan in tunisia using ancient weaving techniques.
There is also a very small repair which will not affect the wearability of the rug see detail photo.
The story goes that in the 19th century the daughter of the ottoman governor was the first person in kairouan to weave a carpet using wool to give to one of the city s mosques.
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The tradition continued and tunisia developed into one of the leading countries in traditional carpet weaving using techniques that date back centuries.
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About 52 of these are carpet 5 are rug.
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Overall ondition of the rug is very good with no signs of wear.
A wide variety of carpets options are available to you there are 18 carpets suppliers mainly located in africa.
Size 3 05mtr x 2 05mtr.
Being at the crossroad of various civilizations tunisia has always been well known for its weaving.
The ancient greeks already famed the carpets and tapestries of carthage five centuries before jesus christ.
During the 1st century of islam the aghlabides emirate of kairouan paid its tribute to the calife of baghdad partly in carpets and tapestries.
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Tunisia has a rich history of weaving rugs.
The rug has a thick pile 70mm height.
The top supplying country or region is tunisia which supply 100 of carpets respectively.
The tradition continued making kairouan the capital of carpets in tunisia.