Mpate Rug Gold Embracing jewelry innovations

Embracing jewelry innovations

By Mexican jewelry brand CuradoX by Marina Hernandez

Barali wants to revive it by incorporating elements of Litema in the Mpate rug

Litema art is composed of decorative and geometric symbols inspired by the patternes of a ploughed field

The Guna culture

Mpate Rug Gold Embracing jewelry innovationsThe Mpate rug by Lesotho based design brand Barali is made from a 100% hand spun mohair yarn sustainably sourced from Angora goats by women artisans in the mountains of Lesotho. The design of the Mpate rug is inspired by the Litema mural art of the Basotho, the people of Lesotho. Litema art is composed of decorative and geometric symbols inspired by the patternes of a ploughed field. Basotho women would paint their houses after they had been built