03/30/2011
Moroccan Rug Sale
Saturday, April 2, 2011
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
124 West Main Street
Raymond, MS 39154
(across from historic courthouse)
While on a desert trek in 2000, author Alan Huffman, from Bolton, Mississippi, met Brahim Karaoui, a rug merchant in the small oasis of Merzouga, beside the orange Erg Chebi dunes of the Sahara. The two became friends and began traveling together.
Karaoui buys these rugs from local artisans, which means that the proceeds of their sale benefit the Berber women who weave them by hand on traditional upright looms. Huffman has accepted a shipment of these rugs to sell for a limited time. He will be on the premises to help you with your selections.
