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Creator: Ararat Rugs
Creator: Tim Solliday
Ararat Rugs the Barbieri Tree Design Carpet, Persian Revival Rug, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of carpet comes from the book Orient Star - A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.64 and Islamic Carpets, Joseph V. McMullan, Near Eas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Jerrehian Border Design Egypt Revival Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of the rug comes from the possession of Endre Unger, which was sold at Sotheby’s in 1992. That rug with the central star was designed in the early 16th-century rug ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Akstafa Kazak Rug - 19th C. Caucasian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
Origin and Inspiration:
This stunning revival of the Akstafa Kazak Rug is a modern creation deeply rooted in the rich weaving traditions of the Caucasus, specifically inspired by the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Dragon Rug, Antique Caucasus Museum Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
There has long been a fascination with the symbolism of the dragon and its depiction in carpet weavings. The design of ‘Dragon’ carpets consists of a field pattern composed of differ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Caucasian Oushak Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Dragon Rug, Antique Caucasus Museum Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Caucasian Carpets, E. Gans-Reudin, Thames and Hudson, Switzerland 1986, pg.37. This luxurious and varied work is known as the Cassirer drago...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Dragon Rug, Antique Caucasus Museum Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
There has long been a fascination with the symbolism of the dragon and its depiction in carpet weavings. The design of ‘Dragon’ carpets consists of a field pattern composed of different colored overlaid lattices formed of pointed, serrated leaves creating intersecting lozenges, which alternately contain palmettes and are flanked by confronting stylized dragons, birds, or animal figures. The most archaic of the ‘Dragon’ carpets include dragon motifs with birds and running animals relatively naturalistically drawn, which stand either alone or in confronting pairs facing a tree. The Graf carpet, originally found in a Damascene mosque, now in the Islamiches Museum, Berlin, is considered to be the oldest example of this type, see Serare Yetkin, Early Caucasian Carpets in Turkey, Vol. II, London, 1978, p.8, fig.118. Yetkin defines four types of ‘Dragon’ carpet: ‘Archaic’, ‘Four-Dragon’, ‘Dragon-and-Phoenix’ and as a further combined development of the latter, the ‘Two-Dragon’ style, of which the present carpet falls into the ‘Dragon-and-Phoenix group along with other examples, some of which include two fragments, one in the Museum fur Kunst und Gerwerbe, Hamburg; another in the Christian Museum, Esztergom, Hungary, a complete carpet in the Kier collection; an incomplete example in the Textile Museum, Washington, D.C; the ‘Cassirer’ Dragon carpet in the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection, Lugano; the Ali Pasa Mosque carpet in Tokat, and a further example in the Vakiflar Hali Museum, Istanbul (S. Yetkin, op. cit. pp.16-20). It has been suggested that the earliest examples of the Caucasian ‘Dragon’ carpets...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Caucasian Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Bidjar Rug with Lion Design Persian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This offset pattern is composed of leaves and lotus palmettes filling the various compartments against the imposing ground, while heraldic lions rear across the strapwork borders. On...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Cairene Ottoman Carpet, Turkish Court Manufactury Rug, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
Turkish Court Manufactury Rugs were woven in the Egyptian workshops founded by Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. Those carpets were woven in Egypt, following the paper cartoons pro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Bidjar Sweeping Arabesques Rug Persian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a repeat of large sweeping arabesques in muted colors adorning the red field rug designed in the early 20th century that originates from the Bidjar region in northwestern Ira...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Gerous Bidjar Wagireh Medallion Rug Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The most dramatic of the Gerous ( Garrus, Gerus, Garus ) carpets are those with an “asymmetric” design. Only a section of the original is shown, in the same way, many Lotto carpets w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Leaf Lattice Design Doormat Entrance Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of the carpet comes from the book Völker, Angela, Die orientalischen Knüpfteppiche das MAK, Vienna: Böhlau, 2001: 42–5. That rug with the central star was designed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Oversized Mamlouk Rug A Majestic Revival of Islamic Artistry Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
Origin and Inspiration:
The Mamlouk Rug is a contemporary masterpiece that draws its inspiration from the rich textile traditions of the Mamlouk Sultanate, which reigned over Egypt a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Holland Park William Morris Carpet, Arts and Crafts, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of carpet comes from the book Arts & Crafts Carpets, by Malcolm Haslam, and David Black, 1991, fig.49. This Hammersmith carpet was designed by William Morris in 1882, in the United Kingdom. In 1887 English artist and bookbinder T.J. Cobden Sanderson, suggested that a new group be named the “Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society” As a result, he was the first to use the term “Art and Crafts” and also is credited with naming this new emerging movement. The Arts & Crafts movement was inspired by the degradation of product standards that resulted from the factory production age. The rise of machinery in manufacturing caused a noticeable decline in uniqueness and crafts. These anti-Industrial reformers promoted economic advancement and social change. They wanted to eliminate poor quality and “artificial” items from 19th century British society. They saw a plethora of uninteresting items on display at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and became inspired to launch a Campaign for originality and uniqueness.
William Morris was an English designer, as well as an uplifting social activist and writer. Morris is credited with sparking the rebirth of textile arts and traditional means of production. In 1861, Morris and a small group of designers opened an incredibly fashionable design company that grew to be largely successful. Morris left behind works in many different mediums such as textiles, books, furniture, stained glass, and area rugs. But in the end, he is most remembered for the magnificent wallpapers that he designed. He got much of his inspiration from the natural world. Through his interior decor pieces, Morris set out to convert rooms or spaces into meadows with beautiful trees meandering, vines, and plants. This concept of taking something Industrial and man-made, and converting it into something natural is what William Morris meant when he once said: “-any decoration is futile… when it does not remind you of something beyond itself.”
Morris was a huge commercial success and his works are some of the most sought-after pieces in the world of design and decor. He is also credited with almost single-handedly reviving the British textile arts as well as their methods of production. Morris was also severely critical of machine-made goods, exclaiming, “Today almost all wares that are made by civilized man are shabbily and pretentiously ugly.” Houses were filled “with tons and tons of unutterable rubbish,” which, he suggested, should be heaped onto a gigantic bonfire! “As a condition of life, production by machinery is altogether evil.” He masterminded one of the most well-known styles of Arts & Crafts, recognizable by its twisting and arching patterns and simple, elegant floral design prints. Although Morris believed that Persian carpets were the greatest ever made, he adopted the coarser Turkish (Ghiordes) knot for his hand knotted carpet manufacture. They were woven at a thickness of 25 knots to the square inch at that time. Morris & Co.’s rugs are reminiscent of Persian garden design carpets in that they are smartly styled depictions of English gardens. Donegal also started producing highly desirable Irish rugs in the late 19th century. The Donegal rugs were predominantly created by English architects C.F.A. Voysey and Gavin Morton. The handcrafted Voysey rugs are typically woven in England, Scotland, and Ireland. Voysey had a knack for using contrasting shapes to decorate flat monochromatic spaces. Dark outlines added a flair of drama to his signature pattern and Celtic rug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Arts and Crafts Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Rows of Rosettes Rug, Antique Anatolian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Orient Star – A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.173. This classical shape of a rosette design 16th ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Derbend Kazak Rug, 19th C. Caucasian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Derbend Kazak rug also known as Daghestan rug, designed late 19th century, is a type of handwoven rug that originates from the Caucasus region, specifically from the town of Derbend (also spelled as Derbent) in modern-day Dagestan, Russia. Derbend rugs have a rich history that dates back centuries and are highly regarded for their intricate designs and craftsmanship. Derbend rugs are known for their bold and vibrant geometric designs. They often feature intricate patterns and motifs such as diamonds, medallions, stars, and stylized floral elements. The designs are typically woven with high contrast, using a variety of colors, including red, blue, green, and ivory. Derbend rugs have been woven by various ethnic groups in the Caucasus region, including the Azerbaijani, Lezgian, and Avar peoples. They hold cultural and historical importance as a form of artistic expression and are considered a part of the region's rich weaving heritage. The design of this rug is interpreted by our designers and soft colors are chosen for this rug.
Color summary: 7 colors in total;
Turquoise 330 (Spurge - Madder Root - Indigo - Walnut Husk)
Dark Brown 316 (No Dye - Sheep’s Own Color)
Barley Corn 103 (Only Specially Washed)
Mandarian Orange 529 (Madder Root - Walnut Hulsk)
Wax Flower...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Caucasian Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Leaf Lattice Design, Egypt Revival Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of carpet comes from the book Völker, Angela, Die orientalischen Knüpfteppiche das MAK, Vienna: Böhlau, 2001: 42–5. That rug with the central star was designed in the early 16th-century rug by Mamluk Sultane of Cairo, Egypt. It is exhibited at MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna Austria. The interpreted design is composed of a leaf lattice pattern taken from the border of the MAK Museum’s rug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Cairene Ottoman Carpet, Turkish Court Manufactury Rug, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
Turkish Court Manufactury Rugs were woven in the Egyptian workshops founded by Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. Those carpets were woven in Egypt, following the paper cartoons pro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Jerrehian Border Design Egypt Revival Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of the rug comes from the possession of Endre Unger, which was sold at Sotheby’s in 1992. That rug with the central star was designed in the early 16th-century rug ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug Yastik Size Door Mat Entrance Carpet Natural Dye
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of the rug comes from the book Völker, Angela, Die Orientalischen Knüpfteppiche das MAK, Vienna: Böhlau, 2001: 42–5. The rug with the central star was designed in t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Leaf Lattice Design Door Mat Entrance Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of the carpet comes from the book Völker, Angela, Die orientalischen Knüpfteppiche das MAK, Vienna: Böhlau, 2001: 42–5. That rug with the central star was designed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Gerous Bidjar Wagireh Rug Revival Carpet Natural Dyed Yastik Size
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The most dramatic of the Gerous ( Garrus, Gerus, Garus ) carpets are those with an "asymmetric" design. Only a section of the original is shown, in the same way, many Lotto carpets w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Konagkend Kuba Rug, Antique Caucasian Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Oriental Rugs Volume 1 Caucasian, Ian Bennett, Oriental Textile Press, Aberdeen 1993, nr.332. This is a sp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Jerrehian Border Design Egypt Revival Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of the rug comes from the possession of Endre Unger, which was sold at Sotheby’s in 1992. That rug with the central star was designed in the early 16th-century rug ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug Yastik Size Doormat Entrance Mat Carpet Natural
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This lattice pattern is composed of palmettes and leaves filling the various compartments against the imposing ground. One has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Gerous Bidjar Wagireh Pendant Rug Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The most dramatic of the Gerous ( Garrus, Gerus, Garus ) carpets are those with an “asymmetric” design. Only a section of the original is shown, in the same way, many Lotto carpets w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Akstafa Kazak Rug, 19th C. Caucasian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of the rug comes from a private collection sold at a European auction. This rug is from the late 19th century, Kazak region, Caucasus area. The Akstafa design remin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Caucasian Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Gerous Bidjar Wagireh Pendant Rug Oriental Antique Revival Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The most dramatic of the Gerous ( Garrus, Gerus, Garus ) carpets are those with an "asymmetric" design. Only a section of the original is shown, in the same way, many Lotto carpets w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Geometric Design Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This geometric lattice pattern design rug has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme-designed 15th-century rug from the Mamluk era, Cairo region, Eygpt. These designs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs The Simonetti Mamluk Carpet 16th C. Revival Rug, Square Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of carpet comes from the book How to Read - Islamic Carpets, Walter B. Denny, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2014 fig.61,62. The five-star-medallion carpet was d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Senna Rows of Flowers Rug Gerous Persian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Antique Rugs of Kurdistan A Historical Legacy of Woven Art, James D. Burns, 2002 nr.36 This was an exclusive exampl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Senna Rows of Flowers Rug Wagireh Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Antique Rugs of Kurdistan A Historical Legacy of Woven Art, James D. Burns, 2002 nr.28. This was an exclusive example of offset rows of flow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs The Simonetti Mamluk Carpet 16th C. Revival Rug, Square Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of carpet comes from the book How to Read - Islamic Carpets, Walter B. Denny, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2014 fig.61,62. The five-star-medallion carpet was d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Diamond and Flowers Lattice Wagireh Rug Modern Turkish Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This rug’s design is composed of diamond and flower rows pattern, filling the field elegantly. These kinds of rugs have often been described as wagirehs or samplers and were said to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Flower Lattice Design Natural Dyed Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of the carpet comes from the book Völker, Angela, Die orientalischen Knüpfteppiche das MAK, Vienna: Böhlau, 2001: 42–5. This rug with the central star was designed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Geometric Design Revival Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This geometric lattice pattern rug has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme-designed 15th-century rug from the Mamluk era, Cairo region, Eygpt. These designs have o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs the Alaeddin Mosque Diamond Lattice Carpet Seljuk Rug, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the carpet comes from the book Orient Stars Collection, Anatolian Tribal Rugs 1050-1750, Michael Franses, Hali Publications Ltd, 2021 fig.21. This 13th century carpet i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Palmette Lattice Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This rug has an interpreted design composed of a palmette lattice pattern taken from a part of the Mamluk rug, filling the field elegantly. These kinds of rugs have often been descri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Shrubs in Lattice Rug Kurdish Persian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of rug comes from the book Antique Rugs of Kurdistan A Historical Legacy of Woven Art, James D. Burns, 2002 nr.6. This is one of the most popular and ubiquitous lattice designs of 18th century rugs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Flower Lattice Design DoorMat Entrance Mat
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of carpet comes from the book Völker, Angela, Die orientalischen Knüpfteppiche das MAK, Vienna: Böhlau, 2001: 42–5. This rug with the central star was designed in the early 16th-century rug by Mamluk Sultane of Cairo, Egypt. It is exhibited at MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna Austria. The interpreted design is composed of a flower lattice pattern taken from a part of the MAK Museum’s rug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs the Divrigi Ulu Mosque Wagireh Carpet Seljukrevival Rug Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the carpet comes from the book Turkish Carpets from the 13th – 18th centuries, Ahmet Ertug, 1996 pl.16. This 15th-century carpet is from Ulu Mosque, Divrigi Sivas regio...
Category
2010s Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs the Alaeddin Mosque Clouds Carpet Seljuk Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the carpet comes from the book Orient Stars Collection, Anatolian Tribal Rugs 1050-1750, Michael Franses, Hali Publications Ltd, 2021 fig.27. This 13th century carpet i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Lattice Pattern Design Egypt Revival Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This lattice pattern is composed of palmettes and leaves filling the various compartments against the imposing ground. One has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme designed 15th-century rug from the Mamluk era, Cairo region, Eygpt. These designs have often been described as wagirehs or samplers and were said to have been used as weaver`s aids, or for demonstration purposes, made as a template or pattern for the carpet design and production of larger rugs, they are generally small pieces of the size of a scatter rug or mat.
Mamluk carpets originated in a physical environment that lacked the combination of abundant marginal grazing land and a temperate climate with cool winters that were common to most carpet-weaving areas in the Islamic world. While related to a broader tradition of Turkish weaving centered in Anatolia, far to the north, the designs of these carpets include atypical elements, such as stylized papyrus plants, that are deeply rooted in Egyptian tradition. Their unusual composition and layout probably represent an attempt to develop a distinctive product that could in effect establish a “Mamluk brand” in the lucrative European export market. The uncharacteristic color scheme—devoid of the undyed white pile and employing a limited range of three or five hues in much the same value—also suggests a conscious attempt to create a particular stylistic identity. Also virtually unique in the world of Islamic carpets is the S-spun wool. It has been argued that the tradition of clockwise wool spinning originated in Egypt because of the earlier Egyptian tradition of spinning flax into linen thread. Details of the plant’s botanical structure make it impossible to spin flax fiber in the more common counterclockwise direction utilized throughout the Middle East for wool and cotton.
Mamluk carpets with the color combinations seen in the Simonetti are now generally accepted as part of an earlier tradition that has many links to the weaving of Anatolia, Iran, and Syria. The “three-color” Mamluk carpets, well represented in the Metropolitan’s collection, represent a later development that continued well after the Ottoman conquest of Egypt in 1517. Many such carpets may have been produced well into the seventeenth century, and possibly even later. (Walter B. Denny in [Ekhtiar, Soucek, Canby, and Haidar 2011]). The design of the rug is interpreted by our designers from our Mamlouk-type rugs collection and soft colors are used for this rug.
Color summary: 3 colors in total;
Moss Green 27 (Spurge – Indigo)
Mount Olive...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Geometric Design Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This geometric lattice pattern rug has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme-designed 15th-century rug from the Mamluk era, Cairo region, Eygpt. These designs have o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Modern Design Gabbeh Rug, Persian Mid-Century Design Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This Gabbeh rug, designed in the 1930s, is a type of handwoven rug that originated from Iran, specifically from the southwestern region known as Fars. The word “Gabbeh” itself means ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Mina Khani Rug with Bidjar Border Persian Revival Carpet Natural Dye
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of the rug comes from the book Antique Rugs of Kurdistan A Historical Legacy of Woven Art, James D. Burns, 2002 nr.4. This was an exclusive example of a Mina Khani ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Gerous Bidjar Wagireh Pendant Rug Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The most dramatic of the Gerous ( Garrus, Gerus, Garus ) carpets are those with an “asymmetric” design. Only a section of the original is shown, in the same way, many Lotto carpets w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Palmettes and Flowers Lattice Carpet with Bidjar Border Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This offset pattern is composed of palmettes and flowers, one has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme designed 19th-century rug from the Bidjar region, Eastern Kur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug Lattice Pattern Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This lattice pattern is composed of palmettes and leaves filling the various compartments against the imposing ground. One has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme designed 15th-century rug from the Mamluk era, Cairo region, Eygpt. These designs have often been described as wagirehs or samplers and were said to have been used as weaver`s aids, or for demonstration purposes, made as a template or pattern for the carpet design and production of larger rugs, they are generally small pieces of the size of a scatter rug or mat.
Mamluk carpets originated in a physical environment that lacked the combination of abundant marginal grazing land and a temperate climate with cool winters that were common to most carpet-weaving areas in the Islamic world. While related to a broader tradition of Turkish weaving centered in Anatolia, far to the north, the designs of these carpets include atypical elements, such as stylized papyrus plants, that are deeply rooted in Egyptian tradition. Their unusual composition and layout probably represent an attempt to develop a distinctive product that could in effect establish a “Mamluk brand” in the lucrative European export market. The uncharacteristic color scheme—devoid of the undyed white pile and employing a limited range of three or five hues in much the same value—also suggests a conscious attempt to create a particular stylistic identity. Also virtually unique in the world of Islamic carpets is the S-spun wool. It has been argued that the tradition of clockwise wool spinning originated in Egypt because of the earlier Egyptian tradition of spinning flax into linen thread. Details of the plant’s botanical structure make it impossible to spin flax fiber in the more common counterclockwise direction utilized throughout the Middle East for wool and cotton.
Mamluk carpets with the color combinations seen in the Simonetti are now generally accepted as part of an earlier tradition that has many links to the weaving of Anatolia, Iran, and Syria. The “three-color” Mamluk carpets, well represented in the Metropolitan’s collection, represent a later development that continued well after the Ottoman conquest of Egypt in 1517. Many such carpets may have been produced well into the seventeenth century, and possibly even later. (Walter B. Denny in [Ekhtiar, Soucek, Canby, and Haidar 2011]). The design of the rug is interpreted by our designers from our Mamlouk-type rugs collection and soft colors are used for this rug.
Color summary: 3 colors in total;
Moss Green 27 (Spurge – Indigo)
Mount Olive...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Two Medallions Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the Baillet-Latour Mamluk Carpet, Vienna Book(1892) and Sarre-Trenkwald(1926, pl.48). That carpet was designed in the early 16th-century rug by Mamlu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug Lattice Pattern Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This lattice pattern is composed of palmettes and leaves filling the various compartments against the imposing ground. One has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Geometric Design Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This geometric lattice pattern rug has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme designed 15th-century rug from the Mamluk era, Cairo region, Eygpt. These designs have o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Bidjar Sweeping Arabesques Rug Persian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a repeat of large sweeping arabesques in muted colors adorning the midnight blue field rug designed in the early 20th century that originates from the Bidjar region in northw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Gerous Bidjar Wagireh Pendant Rug Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The most dramatic of the Gerous ( Garrus, Gerus, Garus ) carpets are those with an "asymmetric" design. Only a section of the original is shown, in the same way, many Lotto carpets w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Diamond and Flowers Lattice Wagireh Rug Modern Turkish Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This rug’s design is composed of diamond and flower rows pattern, filling the field elegantly. These kinds of rugs have often been described as wagirehs or samplers and were said to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Shirvan Rug with Hexagon Columns Caucasia Revival Carpet Natural Dye
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Oriental Rugs Volume 1 Caucasian, Ian Bennett, Oriental Textile Press, Aberdeen 1993, nr.256. This is a hexagon columns...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Geometric Design Door Mat Entrance Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This geometric lattice pattern rug has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme-designed 15th-century rug from the Mamluk era, Cairo region, Eygpt. These designs have o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Gerous Bidjar Wagireh Rug Revival Carpet Natural Dyed Yastik Size
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The most dramatic of the Gerous ( Garrus, Gerus, Garus ) carpets are those with an "asymmetric" design. Only a section of the original is shown, in the same way, many Lotto carpets w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Modern Design Gabbeh Rug, Persian Mid-Century Design Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This Gabbeh rug, designed in the 1930s, is a type of handwoven rug that originated from Iran, specifically from the southwestern region known as Fars. The word "Gabbeh" itself means ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Vintage, New and Antique Folk Art
Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.
American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of folk art on 1stDibs.
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20 Star Flag
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Woodrow White
Antique 48 Star Flag
Wood Wagon Wheels
18th Century Wash Stand
American Indian Clay Vessel
American Silk Eagle
Antique Tin Soldiers
45 Star Flag
Aboriginal Bark Painting
Abraham Lincoln Antique
19th Century Spinning Wheel