Geometric Wool Area Rug in Beige from Mexico (2.5x5), "Desert Grecas in Mahogany"
Working on the traditional telar de cintura, or backstrap loom, Mexican artisan Bulmaro Mendoza hand-weaves this wool area rug. It features a patterned color that is predominantly beige, its ends decorated with geometric spirals known as grecas in mahogany. Fringes complete the rug at each end.
- 1.68 kgs
- 3.7 lbs
- 1.54 m L x 0.81 m W
- 5.08 ft. L x 2.67 ft. W
- Pile height: 0.6 cm H
- Pile height: 0.2" H
- Fringe: 10.8 cm L
- Fringe: 4.3" L
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"We work in wool from our neighbors' flocks and we color it with natural dyes derived from fruits, tree bark, flowers, plants and the cochineal that thrives on Mexico's prickly pear cactus."