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Textile Heritage of Tunisia

Southern Tunisia's Berber (Amazigh) tribes wove the margoum — a lightweight rug combining flat-woven ground with knotted, raised geometric patterns — as flooring for mountain homes. Centred on the town of Oudref, the craft remains a living, mother-to-daughter tradition today.

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Southern Tunisia's Berber (Amazigh) tribes wove the margoum — a lightweight rug combining flat-woven ground with knotted, raised geometric patterns — as flooring for mountain homes. Centred on the town of Oudref, the craft remains a living, mother-to-daughter tradition today.

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