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Send to a friendGeometric Wool Area Rug in Graphite from Mexico (2.5x5), "Desert Grecas in Graphite"
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Delivery EstimateWorking on the traditional telar de cintura, or backstrap loom, Mexican artisan Bulmaro Mendoza hand-weaves this wool area rug. It features a patterned texture with a solid color in graphite. Its ends are decorated with geometric spirals known as grecas. Fringes complete the rug at each end.
- 1.72 kgs
- 3.8 lbs
- 1.54 m L x 0.8 m W
- 5.08 ft. L x 2.62 ft. W
- Pile height: 0.6 cm H
- Pile height: 0.2" H
- Fringe: 11 cm L
- Fringe: 4.3" L
- 100% wool
- Dry clean or hand wash
- All natural dyes
- Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly
- Dry flat in the shade
- Made in Mexico.
- Certified and shipped by our office in Mexico
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Write a review"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."
Update (Aug, 2019)"At the beginning, when I decided to become a textile artisan and started the workshop, it was difficult. But my parents always... read more
