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Material: Natural Fiber
Chinoiserie English Burnt Bamboo and Wicker Pagoda Motif Umbrella Stand
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Umbrella storage doesn't have to be fussy. But it should be pretty. This bamboo umbrella stand is a fabulous way to store umbrellas and shoes without ...
Category
20th Century Indonesian Chinoiserie Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Wood, Paint
Antique Maywood Packaging Sicilian Olives Large 22" Packaging Drum Advertising
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Maywood Packaging Sicilian Olives Large 22" Packaging Drum Advertising. Large packaging drum with original print, "Maywood Sicilian Style Olives, Maywood Packaging Co. Cornin...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Papercord
Audoux Minet Style Oval Wall Mirror Nautical French Provincial Rope & Jute
Located in Miami, FL
1970s Audoux Minet style oval nautical French Provincial Robe & Jute wall mirror.
Superb handmade craftsmanship.
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Metal
American Oval Timber Trade Sign with Two Masted Ship and Rope Boarder. C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American oval hand carved timber trade sign with a centered two masted ship, rope border, upper painted banner "The London and New York Trading Company"...
Category
1850s American American Empire Antique Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Wood, Paint
Bohemian Handwoven Wicker Wall Mirror Rhombus Shape French Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern wicker wall mirror in a handcrafted Rhombus shape.
Oval handwoven Bohemian Chic Folk Art mirror, made in France.
Can be hung horizontal and vertical.
Mirror si...
Category
1960s French Bohemian Vintage Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Wicker
Antique Sarkoy Kilim Rug, Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet, Balkan Style Unique
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Antique Unique Sarkoy (Sharkoy or Sarköy) Kilim rug from Western Turkey with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Sarkoy kilims are very finely woven in slitweave in a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Two Mounted Mbole Woven Bark Fibre Panels, DRC
Located in London, GB
Woven panels such as this would have decorated the walls of a traditional meeting house.
The panels are made from woven bark fibre decorated with striking geometric designs. The da...
Category
1930s Congolese Tribal Vintage Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Mid 20th Century African Kuba Helmet Tribal Mask Shells, Animal Fibres, Raffia
Located in Nottingham, GB
Mid 20thC Kuba Helmet Tribal Mask Shells, Animal Fibres, Raffia
A Kuba helmet refers to a type of ceremonial headgear created by the Kuba people of Central Africa, particularly in t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Raffia
New Hereke Wool & Cotton Carpet - Turkish Anatolian Rug Red Ground
Located in Tokyo, JP
This unique Wool Hereke Carpet is among the highest-quality carpets in the Hereke workshop. There is a flower lattice on a deep red background with the fineness of the weave, the use...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wool, Natural Fiber
Ngombe Doko tribe Tribal wicker Shield - DR Congo - 19th Century - African Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Exceptional Tribal Shield from the Ngombe/Doko tribe- DR CONGO
Museum Quality
Very rare piece in perfect condition.
Exceptional piece and museum quality (see photos please)
Period: 1...
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Antique Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wicker
Old Tutsi Basket - Rwanda - African Basketry Late 19th Century African Art Congo
Located in Leuven, BE
Old Tutsi Basket - Rwanda / Burundi Very rare / A superb piece of exceptional quality and aesthetics African basketry
Tribe : Tutsi
Country : Rwanda / Burundi
Late 19th / Early 20th ...
Category
Early 20th Century Rwandan Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wicker
Antique Pram With Wicker Basket & Original Black Canopy From 1900s
Located in Lejre, DK
Antique pram from around 1900 with wicker basket and original canopy. The pram stands on a beautifully curved metal frame with large spoked wheels and white handles. Classic and deco...
Category
Early 1900s Danish Other Antique Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Metal
North West Basket, Salish
By Salish Indians
Located in Montreal, QC
The Salish basket, circa 1900, is finely woven with a stylized imbricate design, the cover has a cutout star design with central knob, there are minor lo...
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Native American Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Straw
Antique Aksaray Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Handwoven Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Aksaray region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
The beauty of the dyeing, the quality of the wool (thread), the splendor...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Early 20th Century Native American Apache Olla Basket
Located in Bradenton, FL
Wonderful bulbous form antique Native American Apache Olla Basket, circa early 1900s, with vertical geometric columns interspersed with animal figur...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Bamileke elephant mask
Located in Diest, BE
Elephants are often associated with political power in the highly stratified kingdoms of the Cameroon grasslands. Because imported beads were historically rare and costly, beadwork i...
Category
1950s Cameroonian Vintage Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Korhogo Cloth, Natural Fiber, Raffia, Beads
Antique Aydin Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Western Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Aydin region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and tex...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Caucasus Talish Kilim Rug, Caucasian Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a large Antique Talish Kilim from the Caucasus region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Of the four countries that make up the Caucasus, Azerbaijan produces the m...
Category
Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Isparta Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim, from the Isparta region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Carved Tribal Mask from Pacific Northwest Coast by David Frankel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking carved and painted mask in the tradition of the Native Indian tribes from Pacific Northwest Coast by David Frankel in 1994. The mask...
Category
1990s American Native American Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
Fiber Polychrome Mask Yam Ancestor Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A well preserved Yam Ancestor mask professionally presented on a museum quality acrylic display stand. The mask was a classic tribal art piece from Abela...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Acrylic
Woven Mat, Kuba People
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Kuba mat from the Kasai region of the D.R.Congo
These were used on the ground, there are photos showing the Kuba King seated on similar ones.
Raffia cord is wrapped around the thic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Raffia, Palmwood
A Finely Carved Dan Mask
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved Dan Mask
Of exceptional form, colour and patina
Wood, fibre (braid)
Ivory Coast
Early 20th Century
Size: 25cm high - 10¾ ins high
Provenance:
Ex Guy Montaibou c...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
Impressive and Seldom Nigerian Large Basket Garment and Cover
Located in Antwerp, BE
An impressive and seldom Nigerian large basket garment and cover, with dyed patterned band.
Those baskets where used to preserve grains.
Tall colorful handwoven lidded basket from ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Mid-Century Modern Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Straw
A Mbukushu braided headdress
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Mbukushu / Kavango Group, Botswana/Namibia/Angola, Early 20th century
An exquisite and old example of a Mbukushu braided wig headdress, featuring a leather or hide base that has na...
Category
Early 20th Century Namibian Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Shell, Natural Fiber
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king). As beads become gradually more accessible throughout the 19th century, they began to displace the organic materials used in traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a ceremonial doll...
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Twine, Cotton, Wood
A monkeytooth bracelet from the Philippines
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Philippines, late 19th/early 20th century
Provenance:
Sammlung Rinck-Hollnberger, Munich (purchased the 1980s-1990s)
Category
Late 19th Century Philippine Antique Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Teeth
Rare Pair Of Mid-Century Rope Oval Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Pair Of Mid-Century Rope Oval Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet.
21 inches H. , 13.5 inches W.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Mirror
Swedish Folk Art Handcrafted Round Serving Tray
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish Folk Art handcrafted large round serving, made of woven roots. Insignificant wear. Beautiful tray made by Same. From 1900th.
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Folk Art Antique Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Twig
New Konya Fine Modern Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Anatolian Modern 'New' Fine Kilim from the Konya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
As early as the 13th century Marco Polo noted, in his account...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Pair of Papua New Guinea "Yam Festival" Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Papua New Guinea yam festival masks from the mid 20th century. These vintage ceremonial masks, also referred to as a baba mask, originate from the Abelam people, along the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large Tanzanian Wagogo Woven Storage Basket With Beautiful Animal Decorations
Located in London, GB
This large, two-sectioned woven cane Wagogo storage basket from Tanzania has been beautifully decorated with depictions of animals around the central band. This is one of the nicest ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Cane
Noblewoman's Ceremonial Overskirt, Kuba People
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Noblewoman’s Ceremonial Overskirt
Shoowa People, DR Congo
First half 20th century
Raffia, palm fiber, stem stitch and cut pile embroidery
49 x 23 ins. (124.5 x 58.5 cm)
The eroded ...
Category
Early 1900s Congolese Tribal Antique Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
Semi Old Vintage Handwoven Wool Mut Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a South Anatolian Vintage / Semi-old Handwoven Kilim from the town of Mut in Mersin Province, located in the Mediterranean region of Anatolia, Turkey. These kilims are renown...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber
Decorative hand-woven mask from Panama, Nemboro by Ethic&Tropic
By Ethic&Tropic
Located in Warsaw, PL
Decorative hand-woven mask from Panama, Nemboro by Ethic&Tropic
Extraordinary art and decorative items, these masks come from the shamanic beliefs and rituals of indigenous Embera t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Panamanian Primitive Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Cane
19th Century Maori Greenstone (Nephrite) Ear Pendant
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th century Maori greenstone nephrite jade ear pendant (pounamu), of long plain form, pierced for suspension
Worn mainly from the ear or around the neck as a pendant by prominent...
Category
19th Century New Zealand Antique Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Jade
20th C Papago Lidded Basket with Geometric Pattern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th C Papago Lidded Basket with Geometric Pattern. Great Condition.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Hemp, Natural Fiber
African Textile by Kuba, Zaire - for Backrest Cover
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
B/874/1 - Vintage African Kuba textile, suitable for Wall hanging or table -
An IDEA: use this item as backrest covering of a sofa !
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Folk Art Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Raffia, Cotton
Semi Old Vintage Handwoven Wool Mut Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a South Anatolian Vintage / Semi-old Handwoven Kilim from the town of Mut in Mersin Province, located in the Mediterranean region of Anatolia, Turkey. These kilims are renown...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber
Semi Old Vintage Handwoven Wool Mut Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a South Anatolian Vintage / Semi-old Handwoven Kilim from the town of Mut in Mersin Province, located in the Mediterranean region of Anatolia, Turkey. These kilims are renown...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber
Tlingit Rattle Top Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Bright colored Tlingit lidded rattle top basket. Exceptional condition. One small stain not distracting.
Period: Last quarter of the 19th century
Origin: Alaska
Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Reed
Decorative hand-woven mask from Panama, Mascara by Ethic&Tropic
By Ethic&Tropic
Located in Warsaw, PL
Decorative hand-woven mask from Panama, Mascara by Ethic&Tropic
Extraordinary art and decorative items, these masks come from the shamanic beliefs and rituals of indigenous Embera t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Panamanian Primitive Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Cane
Axe Giokono, New Caledonia
Located in Schellebelle, BE
An unusual Ceremonial Axe GIOKONO, New Caledonia, Kanak,
ex collectie-on Cristophe Evers,
brought by Michael Merton,French administrator who bought it back in 1953.
this so called Mo...
Category
Early 20th Century New Caledonian Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Jade
Mid-Century Rope Desk Lamp Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rope table or desk lamp by Audoux Minet, circa 1960. European socket.
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Rope
Cassowary feather Bilum bag from Papua
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Papua New Guinea, early 20th century,
A Bilum bag from Papua New Guinea, crafted from bark fiber and adorned with cassowary feathers.
Provenance:
- Collection Rinck Hollnberger, Mu...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Feathers
Painted 19th Century Armchair by Jean-Joseph Chapuis
Located in Troy, NY
Neoclassical green painted and gilt armchair with caned seat.
After a model by Jean-Joseph Chapuis.
The front legs retain their brass casters, the rear legs are missing the casters.
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Cane, Wood
Antique Konya Hotamis Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Hotamis, Konya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special color...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Kilim Antique Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Palmettes and Flowers Lattice Rug Antique Revival Carpet Natural Dye
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 Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Semi Old Vintage Handwoven Wool Mut Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a South Anatolian Vintage / Semi-old Handwoven Kilim from the town of Mut in Mersin Province, located in the Mediterranean region of Anatolia, Turkey. These kilims are renown...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton, 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 Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Vintage Old Sivrihisar Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Vintage Sivrihisar Kilim rug, hand-woven in the Eskisehir Region, central Turkey. It measures 58cm x 106cm and is made of 100% wool with a beautiful color composition.
De...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Asian Woven Grain Basket
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian woven grain & rice basket
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Reed, Willow
Vintage Stripe Runner Kilim Anatolian Rug, Turkish Natural Handwoven Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This Striped Kilim is a flat-weave kilim hand-woven in Turkey. It measures 363cm x 99cm and is made from 100% wool.
Design and Features: The striped pattern is simple yet sophistica...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Old Manastir Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Natural Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an old kilim from Manastir, in Central Anatolia. At first glance, it gives a completely different impression from other Central Anatolian kilims—both in color and design.
Ma...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Antique Sarkoy Kilim Rug, Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet, Balkan Style Unique
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Antique & Unique Sarkoy (Sharkoy or Şarköy) Kilim rug from Western Turkey with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Sarkoy kilims are very finely woven in slitweave in...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
African Textile Showa Kuba also for Backrest Cover
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Vintage African Kuba textile, suitable for a modern wall panel, on a long table or to make pillows.
Handwoven and hand-dyed raffia fabric -
An IDEA: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
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 Eastern Art Research Center Inc., New York 1965 nr.26. This is a long Khorassan Compartment and tree design 17th-century carpet from Khorasan, Eastern Persia. The name of this carpet comes from the provenance of Piero Barbieri, Genoa. The basic design of this rug is essentially quite simple. The field is organized by alternate rows of smaller multilobed medallions and larger reciprocal cartouches. The medallions alternate in width and color; from the wider ones, four trees...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
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 Natural Fiber Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
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