This amazing pouf or floor pillow is made from vintage Handiras aka Moroccan wedding blankets. This is a full on piece of furniture stuffed firm with shredded foam.

They are woven as a dowry for brides. The blanket is handloomed with a field in off white and white stripes with tufty stripes and awesome geometrically patterned lines of sequins. Made of cotton In excellent condition. It measures 25 x 25 x 9 inches
and it is stuffed fine shredded foam. The pouf will come with a bigger pillow than th eone shown, it will be more filled out. It is comfy!

Old handiras and things made from old handiras are becoming increasingly rare. The quality of the ones produced now don't compare to these.

Moroccan wedding blankets are woven in natural undyed wool and cotton, often decorated with woven pattern bands of very pretty and colourful talismanic symbols. The numerous sequins give the Handira the finishing touch but are not solemnly esthetical. They are considered to ware of the evil eye and to protect. They also reflect the sun light during the day and the glow of fire at night.

A bride wears her Tamizart as part of her dowry when she is carried to the house of the groom. According to old tradition it is highly unusual that the bride walks, she is carried on the back of a mule to her new home. During this journey a small procession of family and friends of the bride sing about her dowry and the gifts that she brings for her new family.

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