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Textile Heritage of Morocco

Morocco's textile heritage is rooted in the wool-weaving traditions of its Amazigh (Berber) tribal confederations. The Beni Ourain rugs of the Middle Atlas — hand-knotted from undyed sheep's wool by the women of a 17-tribe confederation — began as practical bedding and tent flooring and are now recognized internationally as one of Morocco's signature textile crafts.

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Morocco's textile heritage is rooted in the wool-weaving traditions of its Amazigh (Berber) tribal confederations. The Beni Ourain rugs of the Middle Atlas — hand-knotted from undyed sheep's wool by the women of a 17-tribe confederation — began as practical bedding and tent flooring and are now recognized internationally as one of Morocco's signature textile crafts.

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