A boldly graphic vintage Moroccan Berber shag rug with its generous cream field scattered with diamond symbols - one of the oldest and most sacred motifs in Berber weaving, believed to carry protective power and ward off negative energy. Sweeping abstract forms look hand-painted, while a single vivid red dash cuts across the left side. Red is the traditional colour of strength in Berber culture from which this rug making technique originates. Hand-knotted in deep plush wool, this is a rug that carries centuries of symbolic language in a composition that feels modern.