A graphic Boujad runner, early 2000s, with an emblematic depiction of a tree of life, an iconic motif that can also be found in rugs of other regions in Morocco. The pink dot on the upper left edge draws attention to itself and interrupts the otherwise symmetrical pattern, which ends with a bright scarlet red and black checkerboard band on the top end. An interesting color variation in the unusually dark background, ranging from a brownish red to blue over to charcoal and black, lends calm to the overall composition.

BOUJAD rugs are made by Arab tribes and Arabised Berber tribes but they are named after the town of Boujad. The surrounding region of this town lies in the western foothills of the Middle Atlas adjoining the Zaer tribal territory in the extreme western corner, and the town Beni Mellal at the northernmost edge of Western High Atlas. The knotted rugs have typically a low pile and are often made with mixed materials such as wool, cotton, textile scraps and industrial yarns. Their designs are often highly individual containing Berber motifs, motifs found in Rabat rugs, distorted checkerboard fields and gestural abstract patterns- all in lively colors.