{"product_id":"afrag-the-enclosure-handwoven-moroccan-wool-rug-ivory-cobalt-200x300","title":"Afrag — The Enclosure | Handwoven Moroccan Wool Rug | Ivory \u0026 Cobalt | 200 × 300 cm","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome rugs are patterns. This one is architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cobalt blue flatweave base. An ivory hand-knotted grid emerging from the surface in quiet relief. Nested squares and rectangles, each frame containing the next, each boundary creating a new interior. The eye enters. Then enters again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAfrag — The Enclosure\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfrag\u003c\/em\u003e (ⴰⴼⵔⴰⴳ) means the enclosure, the boundary that creates shelter. In Amazigh tradition, the afrag is not merely a physical structure — it is the gesture of protection itself. The act of drawing a line between outside and inside, between exposure and shelter, between the world and the home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfrag (ⴰⴼⵔⴰⴳ) is the line that turns open land into home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Rug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWoven in Marrakech in a rare mixed technique: a deep cobalt blue flatweave base from which an ivory hand-knotted grid emerges in quiet relief. The contrast between natural ivory and deep cobalt gives the composition the clarity of an architectural drawing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100% natural wool, hand-shorn. No synthetic fibres. No machine production. Minor variations in pile density and pattern spacing are the mark of the hand, not a defect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of a kind. It will not be woven again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSymbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfrag — The Enclosure\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe nested square is a recurring motif in Amazigh textiles, often interpreted as a symbol of enclosure, continuity and protection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach concentric frame can be read as a layer of shelter — the further inward, the more protected\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cobalt blue is commonly associated in North African traditions with spiritual clarity and protection against misfortune\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe grid recalls the plan of the Moroccan riad — rooms arranged around a central void, light descending from above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Amazigh architecture, the \u003cem\u003eagadir\u003c\/em\u003e — the collective granary — was built on the same principle: walls within walls, each protecting what mattered most\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 Marrakech, Morocco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200 × 300 cm (2 × 3 m)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% natural wool, hand-shorn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mixed — cobalt blue flatweave base with raised hand-knotted ivory grid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalette:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural ivory \/ deep cobalt blue\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":52090893140188,"sku":"RUG-WOOL-BLUE-GEO-200x300","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/4683\/files\/beni-ourain-blue-geometric-white-background_O.png?v=1784650178","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccancorridor.com\/products\/afrag-the-enclosure-handwoven-moroccan-wool-rug-ivory-cobalt-200x300","provider":"Moroccan Corridor®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}