A desirable pile rug, 1970s-80s, most probably from Oulad el Farh, a subtribe of the Beni Ouarain confederation. The composition is characterized by an irregular lozenge network with abstract geometric or drawing-like filling motifs. This is a highly attractive Beni Ouarain rug: the wool is lustrous; the workmanship superb; the pattern excellent, immaculate, right to the point.

The tribal territory of the BENI OUARAIN includes most of the entire high mountain region of the northeastern part in the Middle Atlas. The Beni Ouarain are a confederation of seventeen tribes living in the area. Their territory is bordered by the Jebel Bou Iblane Range in the south and southeast and by the Jebel Tazekka in the north. The knotted rugs from the Beni Ouarain, originally made to use as beds, are known for their exceptional quality of wool, a high pile (up to 4 cm/ 1.57 in) and a classic lozenge pattern in dark brown or black on a white ground. Similar pile rugs with the same color scheme have also been made among other groups in some of the neighboring regions. The rugs of the Beni Alaham, Marmoucha and Ait Seghrouchène are often confused with the ones of the Beni Ouarain even if their patterns are quite particular.