Kairouan Zarbia, madder red
The classic central-medallion zarbia, knotted on a wool warp and dyed with madder root. Dense, heavy, and built to outlive the room it lands in.
€ 1,450
Ghent · Sourced in Tunisia
Carpets and ceramics,
made by hand.
Karaf is a small shop in Ghent for Tunisian craft — wool knotted in Kairouan, earthenware thrown and painted in Nabeul. We buy directly from the people who make it, a few pieces at a time.
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Selected pieces
Gafsa kilim, banded indigo
A flatwoven runner of horizontal bands in indigo and undyed wool, with small figurative motifs worked into the stripes.
€ 890
Nabeul serving set, green glaze
A platter and four bowls in the deep Nabeul green, painted freehand with a repeating fish-scale motif.
€ 180
Ask about a piece
Every piece here is one of a kind, so there is no cart — send us a line and we will reply with photos, condition and availability.
Email us about thishello@karaf.be