Beni Ourain Lion Design Rug 6 × 4 ft (185 × 125 cm) Ivory Charcoal | 15776
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Beni Ourain Lion Design Rug
185 × 125 cm · Ivory & Charcoal
A Beni Ourain Berber rug with a stylised lion at its centre — hand-knotted in cream highland wool, in the unmistakable Middle Atlas vocabulary of charcoal lines on an ivory ground.
Provenance and Berber Heritage
The Beni Ourain are a confederation of Berber tribes who have lived for centuries in the Middle Atlas mountains of northern Morocco. Their hand-knotted rugs are one of the most internationally recognised design families in the Moroccan canon — unmistakable for their cream highland wool grounds and charcoal-line geometric motifs. Originally woven as functional blankets for the cold mountain winters, Beni Ourain rugs became icons of mid-20th-century design, the natural counterpoint to clean modernist architecture.
This piece was hand-knotted by Beni Ourain weavers in the Middle Atlas mountains of Morocco, from undyed cream highland wool on a cotton foundation. The composition departs from the classical Beni Ourain lozenge vocabulary by placing a stylised lion at the centre of the field — a figural element drawn in the same charcoal lines as the surrounding border. The lion is a rare and personal touch from the weaver, turning the rug from pure abstract geometry into a quietly figurative composition.
Colour and Composition
The palette is the classical Beni Ourain idiom: a cream ivory ground with the drawing in charcoal-brown, in the natural undyed colours of the highland wool. At the centre stands the stylised lion — upright tail, striped body, blocky maned head — outlined in the same hand. The field is framed by a double charcoal-line border filled with small scattered tribal devices (arrow, sprig and dot motifs). Knotted wool fringes finish both ends. Minimal, graphic and two-tone, it rewards both quick reading and close looking.
Presence in the Room
At 185 × 125 cm (2.3 m²) this is a focused small-to-medium format. Three contexts in which it reaches its full effect:
- Modern living room: The cream-and-charcoal palette is the textbook pairing with mid-century furniture, raw oak and Scandinavian-modern interiors.
- Children's room or family space: The lion gives the rug a quietly playful character that works particularly well in rooms shared with children.
- Bedroom or reading nook: The thick highland wool gives a warm, tactile foundation, and the figural composition rewards close looking.
Specifications
| Size | 185 × 125 cm (6 × 4 ft) · 2.3 m² |
| Provenance | Beni Ourain, Berber tribes of the Middle Atlas, Morocco |
| Design | Stylised lion on classical Beni Ourain ground, double-line border |
| Technique | Hand-knotted Berber technique, shaggy pile |
| Pile material | 100% undyed highland wool |
| Foundation | Cotton |
| Colours | Cream ivory ground, charcoal-brown motifs |
| Age | New |
| Underfloor heating | Suitable |
Responsible Origin · Label STEP
Djoharian is a certified partner of Label STEP, the international fair-trade organisation for hand-knotted rugs. STEP audits production conditions on the ground — wages, working environment, no child labour — and tracks pieces from loom to dealer.
Djoharian — Since 1967
Our family business was founded in 1967, with roots in the Grand Carpet Bazaar of Tehran — five decades of trade and connoisseurship behind every piece we offer.
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Every piece is expertly inspected in our atelier in Lohr am Main, professionally washed and shipped with a certificate of authenticity. Secure and fast worldwide shipping, fully insured, with personal consultation in our showroom or by video call.
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