Moroccan Berber carpet Beni Ouarain

The beni ouarain, composed of 17 tribes, constitute one of the berber ethnic groups of the maghreb and occupy the north-east of morocco, in the middle atlas. This area is hot in summer, but becomes cold, humid and snowy in winter, with more difficult living conditions. A detail that is not really one, since the climate largely explains the history of the carpet. The rural community beni ouarain lives in particular from the breeding of sheep, but not just any. In connection with nature and the cold nights of the mountains, the sheep of the region have indeed developed a thick and quality wool. This is particularly the case of the marmoucha breed of sheep. This breed has a long wool, ivory in color, except on the head where the wool is black. It is also the latter that is used to draw the patterns of the carpets.