VINTAGE TUNISIA KILIM RUG, AFGHAN RUG, AREA RUG, RUNNER RUG, HAND MADE, TRIBAL

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THIS RUG IS A ONE OF A KIND AND IS 100% AUTHENTIC!THISFABULOUS COLLECTIONTUNISIA BERBER KILIMJEWEL TONEDRUGSFROM NORTH AFRICA HAVE BEEN IN STORAGE FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS AND WERE 25 TO 50 YEARS OLD WHEN OBTAINED AND SHIPPED TO THE US! THEY WERE ALL HAND MADE ON A LOOM BY VARIOUS NOMADIC TRIBESPEOPLE. THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN USED! THIS IS ONE OF THOSE RARE RUGS UP FOR SALE.THESE STYLE RUGS HAVE SOLD AT MINIMUM FOR $850.00 AND UP, HAPPY BUYING!These carpets and rugs were hand selected, purchased between 1985 and 1987 and shipped from Tunisia, North Africa to Los Angeles, California and eventually shipped to Oregon.TheKilim carpetis a double sided flat weave carpet hand made by the Berber tribespeople in and around the Atlas mountains in Tunisia, North Africa. Each region Gafa, El Jem, Sidibou Said, Tunis, Hammamet, etc. has different, but similar design features on the carpets, but no two carpets are alike. They are highly individualized.The Kilims are all made from 100% wool usually on a cotton weft. The Kilims are mostly known for their geometric patterns. Animals, children and adults are also represented. They used many sources of dyes to obtain the jewel-tone colors commonly found on these Kilims. After WWll, aniline dyes were introduced to North Africa, so they, along with various indigenous insects and plants were used to obtain read more

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