Wool Folk Art

This is a Two Medallion Kagizman Kazak Rug, also known as Caucasian Kazak rug, is a type of handwoven rug that originated from the Kagizman region in northeastern Turkey, near the bo...

A decorative one of a kind colorful mid 20th-century turkish runner featuring animals and humans Measures: 3' x 10'11''

An early 20th Century American Navajo tribal blanket weaving. T Details rug no. j3922 size 2'11'' x 4' 6"

This is an antique prayer ( mighrab ) rug from the South East Anatolia, Antep region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This town lies in south-eastern Turkey, close to th...

Pair of Beautiful Geometric Navajo Pillows. Off white, taupe and red. Zipper casing. Down & feather fill.

Anatolian "Grain Sack" rug. A Classic tribal transport bag or "chuval" from the Antep-Maras region in Southeastern Turkey, opened up to be used as a floor rug, table cover or a wall ...

Geometric Navajo Indian weaving bolster pillow with tan suede leather backing.The insert is down & feather fill.

This is an Antique Kurdish Herki Rug from the Eastern Anatolia and Northern Iraqi region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Iraqi Kurds are main...

This is Central Anatolian antique Kilim from the Konya - Hotamis region with a rare and beautiful color composition. It belongs to the scallop from the Konya region of Central Anato...

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 ...

This is a large Antique Verneh Kilim from the Caucasus region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Of the four countries that make up the Caucasus, Azerbaijan produces the most kilims, and the land has a long history of weaving. The nomadic tribes wove kilims and carpets as well as a wide range of storage bags and sacks, such as saffrash, khurgin and chula, and donkey and horse trappings. Smaller bags...

This is a South Eastern Anatolian antique Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Malatya is Turkey's main kilim production area, and there are many variations. This is one of them, a runner-type kilim. The thread is thin, and the weave is very fine and dense. Some metallic threads are used in this antique kilim, which is rarely seen in Anatolian kilims. Red, navy blue, and gray are the colors that determine the impression of this kilim. Other colors, such as brown, yellow, and light blue, are also used in the patterns. The wavy horizontal striped pattern, plain pattern, and lined motif pattern are woven together to create a kilim that looks like an obi. The pattern of the motif and the pattern of the wave are about the same amounts, giving a lively impression without getting busy. The deep shades of colors and patterns that are familiar to each other are unique to antiques. However, it still retains good coloring, which makes it hard to believe that it is an antique. The runner type is a good type to make this kilim unique. Also, for those who want to create a different kind of home, the use of runners is very effective. Malatya is a town built on one main street that continues for several miles. It is situated in the Tohmasuyu River basin, which is encircled by the high peaks of the eastern Taurus Mountains. This is a fertile agricultural region, particularly for apricots, and has been a prolific weaving area for many years. The modern town was established in 1838; old Malatya, which is close by, was once an important city in Armenia Minor. In Roman times it was important as a garrison town on the eastern frontier, and the settlement came under Ottoman rule in the early fifteenth century. Considering the number of kilims woven in this region there is a surprising lack of diversity in design, especially in the larger kilims; this is possibly a direct result of the Kurdish tribal tradition of weaving only one type of design. Small prayer rugs...

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 ...

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...

This is an antique prayer ( mihrab ) rug from the Western Anatolia, Ghiordes ( Gördes ) region with a very rare and beautiful color composition. Ghiordes rugs, also known as Gorde...

This is an Antique runner Kilim from the Aleppo region with a rare and beautiful color composition and metallic threads. The strong colors and borderless horizontal striped design a...

This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Gomurgen, Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special co...

This is a Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Corum (Chorum), featuring a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful, special col...

Rare long and narrow size mid-20th century Turkish deco long and narrow runner with a repetitive all-over checkerboard cintomani design in black green and yellow accents. Measures...

This is a large, Caucasian Old Kilim from the Kuba region with a red background and beautiful color composition. Kuba kilims are often decorated with large abstract indented medal...

53 cm (20.9 inches) – Extra Large & Rare Vintage Norwegian/Scandinavian Troll. From the second half of the 20th century. Made by **NYFORM Norway**,...

This is a Vintage Tulu Runner Carpet from Central Anatolia, the Konya region with shaggy wool long hair, good condition, and beautiful color composition. Central Anatolian Tulu ru...

Pair Beautiful Gold Mexican Indian weaving pillows. Gold Linen Backing with Zippered Casing. Feather and Down Inserts.

Beautiful 20th C Navajo Indian weaving saddle blanket custom made Pillow.

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...

Nice vintage Moroccan rug with a beautiful tribal design and red field color, mid-20th century, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation, good conditions. ✨✨✨ "Exp...

This is an Eastern Anatolian Vintage Kilim from the Kars region with a rare and beautiful color composition. The old sector and newer southern districts of Kars are joined by a br...

Four Squares, Angora Tulu rug. An old tribal rug from West Central Turkey, coarsely woven with long strands of colorful angora goat hair (mohair). Such rug...

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...

This is a vibrant yet simple striped pattern Indian weaving saddle blanket pillows. Sold as a pair. Great condition.

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...

Navajo Weaving rug custom made pillow with black linen backing. New feather and down insert.

A russian Karabagh from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century with a pictorial caravan motif in pink Measures: 3'10'' x 8'2''.

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...

This is an antique Kurdish Herki runner rug from the Eastern Anatolia and Northern Iraqi region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Iraqi Kurds ...

Antique Woman’s Shoulder Cloth (Mantita) or Head Covering (Phullo), Bolivia This finely woven minimalist mantle or head covering is composed of two panels with a cochineal-dyed mono...

This is a Southern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. It was originally a kilim with two halves, but this is one half. Encountering such a piece is precious. Half of them are somewhere else in the world, or they are the survivors of Kilims who might otherwise have disappeared from this world due to special damage that is difficult to repair. Kilim is such an organic existence. That's why you can enjoy the encounter with your piece a once-in-a-lifetime chance. As you can see at a glance, each color is a very beautiful kilim. You can enjoy the goodness of ablush from the deep red to the bright color close to orange. Dark blue, orange, khaki, and white complement each other, making each color more vivid. What makes it unique is the beauty of khaki. Also, the dark brown on the border that tightens all the colors is a modest presence, but I think it's very beautiful to change the expression. Malatya is a town built on one main street that continues for several miles. It is situated in the Tohmasuyu River basin which is encircled by the high peaks of the eastern Taurus Mountains. This is a fertile agricultural region, particularly for apricots, and has been a prolific weaving area for many years. The modern town was established in 1838; old Malatya, which is close by, was once an important city in Armenia Minor. In Roman times it was important as a garrison town on the eastern frontier, and the settlement came under Ottoman rule in the early fifteenth century. Considering the number of kilims woven in this region there is a surprising lack of diversity in design, especially in the larger kilims; this is possibly a direct result of the Kurdish tribal tradition of weaving only one type of design. Small prayer rugs...

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...

An old tribal bag, originally meant to be carried over the shoulder or the back of a donkey. A very nice example with lots of details. Can be used in a variety of ways - wall hangin...

A nicely hand loomed Native American (likely Navajo) rug. Wonderfully designed with vivid colors and geometrical patterns. Would make for a nice addition to any collection or a perfe...

An early 20th century American hooked pictorial rug. Measures: 1'2'' x 1'7''.

Navajo Indian Weaving Eye Dazzler Bolster Pillow. Down and feather insert and zippered casing.

American bear from the 20th century , the bear is artificially hand made with old fabric and have revealing its great use. the bear wearing kind of accessories including ,book, old...

This fine Navajo Indian weaving is in pristine condition and has original end ties.This weaving has two patterns floating stars and a tumbling block pattern.Its in black & white wit...

Loom-woven horse blanket, made circa 1890-1910. The striped and geometric pattern consists of lime green, sunfire red, and ivory, against winter/summer, reversible grounds of forest ...

Antique Sivrihisar Jijim rug. An antique tribal flat-weave from West-Central Turkey, rug is woven in the intricate "jijim" brocading technique. The design and color palette are chara...

mid 20thc Wool Mexican Serape Rug with wonderful striped patterns. Within the striped pattern there are several colors that show how a neutral gray color ma...

A vintage American braid carpet from the mid-20th century. The braided cloth strips may go across the entire width or only part way, but blue tones, from cyan to navy, definitely pre...

These rugs are made entirely by hand in North England. They are made using the off cuts or Selvedge from large runs of material. These off cuts would have been simply sent to landfill if they weren't saved and turned into these beautiful rugs. I am a big supporter on sustainability and traditional crafts so when I heard about these rugs I knew I wanted to get involved. So I reached out and spoke to the business owner who explained the off cuts are from high end mills, including Harris Tweed and Abraham moon. So the quality is very high. Each rug is totally unique as even if the same selvedge is used the way the pattern comes through when woven is totally different each time. This example is a bold blue rug made from Abraham moon dress...

An early 20th century oversize Turkish Oushak rug with an all-over design on a pink ground Measures: 12'2'' x 17'6''.

A mid-20th century Turkish Oushak gallery size worn Runner Measures: 5' x 13'1''.

An early 20th century oversize square Turkish Oushak rug with an all-over design on a pink ground Measures: 16'10'' x 17'

West Anatolia is one of the largest weaving regions in Turkey. Since the 15th century, Turkish rugs have always been on top of the list for having fine oriental rugs. Oushak rugs su...

Southeast Anatolian "Jijim," long runner rug. A lovely old tribal flat-weave rug from Southeastern Turkey, possibly by Kurdish tribes, woven in the intricate "jijim" brocading techni...

Navajo Indian Weaving Eye Dazzler pillows - pair. Camel suede backing and zippered case. Feather and down inserts. 15 x 15 15 x 16.

A original Steiff Turtle "sit on" and "pull toy," circa 1950s. Has original pull chord and original rubber wheels with red painted sides; original bar over the top. All original pain...

A compelling Mid-20th Century American hooked oval size floral botanical rug Measures: 6'8" x 9'7''.

Moroccan Tribal Wedding Rug With Sequins. Moroccan vintage tribal rug flat woven by the Zaiane Berber women from Morocco.Moroccan summer rugs are light flat Kilim, easy to carry arou...

A highly decorative 20th-century American Navajo rug. Ivory, Yelow, and browns Measures: 3'1'' x 4'11''.

Azilal Moroccan Berber rug. A lovely Moroccan Berber rug from the Azilal province in the Central High Atlas Mountains with a rather whimsical - dare we say, artistic - design and vib...