Mina's Patchwork Zanafi

Name: Mina's Patchwork Zanafi
Brand: Salam Hello
Price: 575.00 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

$575.00

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This hand-knotted Zanafi style rug was handwoven by Mina. Mina is part of a women-only association and specializes in this mixed weaving technique.

Her pieces are super unique as she uses the hand-knotted section to tell a beautiful story of color & symbolism.

Mina wove this rug using live wool. While the border of the rug uses natural, undyed wool, the hand-knotted portion of the rug uses beets, nuts, alfalfa, saffron, and indigo. The split designed middle captures both the geometric and abstract symbols that are so often represented in weaving designs.
- Size: 110 cm x 152 cm
- Rug Technique: Mixed Technique
- Pile: Flat to Low
- Materials: 100% live sheep’s wool. Organic local plants and spices for dyes.

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Aït Tigga

Aït Tigga is a Village located about 30 kilometers east of the Village Anzal. Up until a year ago, Aït Tigga was only accessible via an off-road route, so the artisans of the Village would send their rugs to the women of Anzal to sell on their behalf. Thanks to a new road, the artisans of Aït Tigga are now able to sell independently. This collective of 12 artisans weave a variety of rug styles, but their specialty is called Kharita ("map" in Arabic). This complex weaving technique consists of a labyrinthine of geometric shapes and has the same design on both sides, making the rugs reversible.

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Rug Style

Mixed Technique

Mixed weaving techniques represent a new modern technique where the artisan will bring two techniques she specializes in. The combinations could be endless either combining two techniques such as Zanafi x Hand-Knot, or three Hand-Knot, Flatweave and Zanafi.

These rugs usually showcase quite modern designs.