Multicolor Antique-Style Moroccan Rug – Handwoven Artisan Piece

Multicolor Moroccan Rug - Handwoven Wool - Antique Style - 85 x 47 in

£1,340.00 GBP

Multicolor Moroccan Rug - Handwoven Wool - Antique Style - 85 x 47 in

Name: Multicolor Moroccan Rug - Handwoven Wool - Antique Style - 85 x 47 in
Brand: TazRugs
SKU: TZ-RUG-53298713559370
Price: 1340.00 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

£1,340.00 GBP

6–13 weeks to weave

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DDP available by country

The Story of This Rug

Forty panels. Forty symbols. Eight weeks at the loom.

Every panel a different colour. Every motif placed by hand. One rug — never to be repeated.

Woven across more than forty individual colour-block panels — deep red, navy, lavender, sage green, olive, orange, teal, dusty rose, ivory — this Moroccan area rug was made in Taznakht, at the foot of the Anti-Atlas mountains, by skilled Amazigh women artisans working over eight weeks. The construction is mixed: flat-woven kilim panels for the coloured fields, and hand-knotted pile in the mosaic borders that separate each square — dense, raised, packed with vivid colour. Not one panel repeats another: each carries its own motif drawn from generations of Amazigh symbol-making — X-crosses, stepped diamonds, tree-of-life forms, zigzag bands, eight-point stars, checkerboard fields, arrow sets, hourglass forms. The borders between them are themselves a work of craft: a mosaic of small coloured squares in knotted pile, holding the whole composition together like grout between tiles. It is the only one of its kind in the world.

Meaning & Symbolism

This rug is built around the Amazigh principle of artistic accumulation — the idea that a home filled with many symbols is a home held within many blessings. In the weaving tradition of Taznakht, a grid of individual panels is not a patchwork of leftovers but a deliberate composition: each panel placed with intention, each motif chosen for what it carries.

The X-cross appears in several panels — in Amazigh weaving it marks the crossing of paths, the meeting of generations, the place where past and present touch. The stepped diamond is a closed protective form, a boundary around something precious. The tree-of-life motif — upright, branching, rooted — speaks of family and continuity. The eight-point star is a symbol of guidance and completeness. The zigzag and chevron bands represent water and the flow of life; the checkerboard panels speak to balance between opposites.

The mosaic border that holds all forty panels together is itself a symbol: in Taznakht tradition, the border of a rug is its protection — the threshold that marks the inside from the outside. A border this elaborate, this dense with colour, means a home very thoroughly held. The result is not only decoration, but a handmade object shaped by patience, memory, and daily use.

The Symbols on This Rug

Each of the forty panels carries its own Amazigh motif — a different symbol, a different meaning, woven into a different colour field. These are the four most prominent forms visible across the rug's composition.

X-Cross

Meeting of generations

Stepped Diamond

Protection & enclosure

Tree of Life

Family & continuity

Eight-Point Star

Guidance & completeness

Color from the Earth

The forty panels of this rug use the full range of what Taznakht plant dyeing can produce — every colour from a different combination of root, bark, stone, and peel, mixed by hand in a copper pot and tested on small wool samples before the full dyeing begins.

The pigments — from root, stone & bark

Deep Red

from madder root

Indigo Blue

from natural indigo

Golden Yellow

from pomegranate peel

Mixed by hand to make the rest

The orange, green, lavender, teal, and dusty rose tones are made by layering and over-dyeing the three base pigments in different concentrations and sequences.

Vivid Orange

yellow + red, layered

Sage Green

yellow + indigo, light dip

Dusty Lavender

red + indigo, diluted

From the sheep, not the dye pot

The ivory and near-black tones used in border details and motif outlines come straight from the natural colour of the wool — no dye, no copper pot.

Natural Black

from dark-fleeced sheep

Natural Ivory

from light-fleeced sheep

Perfect Spaces

At 85 × 47 in (216 × 119 cm), this rug is large enough to anchor a full seating area or define a bedroom floor — substantial, but not overwhelming in a standard room.

Living Rooms

A warm, grounding centrepiece large enough to sit under a coffee table — the forty-panel composition gives the room a focal point that rewards closer looking.

Bedrooms

Placed at the foot of the bed or spanning the centre of the room — the soft wool surface is comfortable underfoot and the colours bring warmth to a bedroom that otherwise reads neutral.

Reading Nooks

A tactile, colourful layer that transforms a quiet corner into a more personal space — the many panels give the eye somewhere to wander while the body stays still.

Home Offices

Natural wool and a richly detailed surface soften a focused work area — enough visual interest to enliven a plain room, not so busy that it distracts from a screen.

Wall Décor

Hung flat, the forty-panel grid becomes a large-scale woven artwork — the mosaic borders and varied motifs read as a composed tapestry, impressive at full size.

May this rug fill your home with colour, warmth, and Moroccan spirit. — The Artisan's Blessing

1

Of its kind
in the world

8

Weeks at
the loom

40+

Panels of
Amazigh pattern

100%

Natural wool
plant-dyed

✦ Handwoven over ~8 weeks by the Iznaguen Women’s Cooperative in Taznakht
✦ 100% High-Quality Atlas Mountain Wool, naturally plant-dyed
✦ 85 × 47 in (216 × 119 cm) — mixed construction featuring a distinctive flatwoven square pattern integrated with textured, hand-knotted elements
✦ Vibrant multicolor palette — capturing antique-style artistic storytelling to bring rhythm, patience & Moroccan spirit to your space
✦ Moroccan Artisan Label & STEP Fair Trade certified

Tell us the dimensions you need in feet or centimetres, or let us know how we can help.

Each TazRugs rug is woven entirely by hand from natural wool. The material and the hands behind it give every piece its own character, with gentle differences in size, pattern, colour, texture, pile, and finishing.
These beautiful details are part of what makes a handwoven rug unique. No two pieces are exactly alike.
Once your rug is finished, we share final photos, close-up images, and a video so you can see its colour, texture, pile, and finishing clearly before it leaves Morocco.

Tracked shipping is included. Delivery times vary by destination, and DDP is available in selected countries.

As each rug is woven to order, returns and exchanges are not accepted. Please review your measurements, colour direction, and design carefully before placing your order.

Cancellation requests may be made before preparation of your rug begins. Once the wool has been sourced and preparation is underway, the order can

How your rug is made

01

After your 50% deposit

Colour and texture confirmed together.

02

At the loom

Handwoven in Morocco. Weekly updates from the loom. Know who is weaving your rug.

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Before shipping

Final images are shared for your review. The remaining 50% is due before shipping. Free tracked shipping follows.

Our roots in Taznakht

Each rug finds the right hands.

TazRugs is rooted in the Iznaguen Women’s Cooperative in Taznakht. We also work with carefully selected women-led cooperatives across Morocco, matching each commission to the cooperative and weaver whose knowledge best suits its technique, texture, and design.