{"product_id":"azel-azilal-rug-ivory-black-yellow-2-5-x-1-5-m","title":"Azel — The Beauty Mark | Azilal Rug | Ivory, Black \u0026 Yellow | 2.5 × 1.5 m","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is something unusual about this rug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt first glance, it appears perfectly balanced. Four large cross-shaped medallions, ivory on ivory, outlined in black and acid yellow. A composition of rare restraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly after a moment does the eye notice it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single black point. Small. Silent. Placed at the heart of one of the four medallions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce seen, it cannot be unseen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Beauty Mark\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn many Amazigh traditions across North Africa, the beauty mark — called \u003cem\u003eazel\u003c\/em\u003e in Tamazight, \u003cem\u003eshama\u003c\/em\u003e (شامة) in the Maghrebi vernacular — has long been associated with beauty, protection and blessing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOften regarded as a protection against the evil eye, it was believed to work by catching the first envious gaze — absorbing it, deflecting it, before it could reach what matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo valued was this mark that Amazigh women who did not possess one naturally would simulate it with \u003cem\u003eharqûs\u003c\/em\u003e — a black paste of oak gall and cloves — placed at the corner of the mouth or on the cheekbone. Or they would tattoo it permanently, a small point anchored at the end of a geometric motif, a lifelong shield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the poetry of the Atlas mountains, the beauty mark is described as a black seed pressed into pale earth. A symbol of fertility. Of the feminine matrix. Of the continuity of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the same point that appears at the centre of the Amazigh lozenge — woven into handmade Moroccan rugs, stamped into pottery, tattooed into skin for centuries. The origin point. The protected core.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than correcting it, the weaver allowed it to remain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Rug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-knotted in Azilal, in the High Atlas mountains of Morocco, by a single artisan working on a horizontal ground loom. The wool is natural, hand-spun from local sheep, retaining the slight irregularities of the fleece that give the pile its depth and warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe palette — natural ivory, deep black, acid yellow — is a conversation between the ancestral and the present. The Moroccan weaving tradition, reinterpreted with a contemporary eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a one-of-a-kind Moroccan rug. It will not be woven again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSymbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAzel — The Beauty Mark\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmazigh symbol of beauty, protection and blessing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssociated in many North African traditions with the deflection of the evil eye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEchoes the central point of the traditional Amazigh lozenge — the feminine matrix, the origin of life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInspired by centuries of Berber weaving, tattooing and ceremonial adornment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Azilal, High Atlas, Morocco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250 × 150 cm (2.5 × 1.5 m)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural wool, hand-spun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-knotted pile with flat-woven reverse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalette:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ivory, black, acid yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of a kind\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Moroccan Corridor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52138950394076,"sku":null,"price":680.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/4683\/files\/Azel_1.jpg?v=1785406595","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccancorridor.com\/en-gb\/products\/azel-azilal-rug-ivory-black-yellow-2-5-x-1-5-m","provider":"Moroccan Corridor®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}