Aaru Size:6x9' Two shades of red and

Two shades of red and two shades of indigo are accented with turmeric

Three shades of red and two shades of indigo are accented with turmeric

This design combines Berber carpet expertise with Mali mud cloth inspiration

two textile traditions that flourished on the far fringes of the ancient Silk Routes

Aaru Size:6x9' Two shades of red andSome of the first floor coverings in history can be traced back to ancient Egypt in 3000 BC. To color textiles, artists used a plant indigenous to Egypt, dyers woad, that yielded a potent blue dye. Blue has special meaning in the culture, representing fertility, birth and rebirth. White linen clothing was the uniform of ancient Egypt. Hence the color white became so closely associated with daily life, that it was frequently used in art to symbolize