Turkestan Folk Art

Gorgeous handwoven silk Ikat weaving in rich magenta, gold and purple color, circa late 19th-early 20th century, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, on the ancient...

This is not a simple beautiful embroidered Susani: it's a museum specimen, from private collection. This ancient piece was embroidered in the surroundings of the ancient central cit...

This is a Central Asian Old Tekke Bukhara Turkmen Carpet from the Turkmenistan Bukhara region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Bukhara carpet (Turkmen Rug, Bokhara, Bu...

This is a Central Asian Old Tekke Bukhara Turkmen Carpet from the Turkmenistan Bukhara region with a rare and beautiful color composition, high-quality materials like; wool & dyes. ...

Felts are among the first woolen structures made by mankind. Some of the earliest we know date from the 5th century B.C. and were found under ground in the frozen kurgans of Siberia....

This is a Central Asian Old Tekke Bukhara Turkmen Runner Carpet from Turkmenistan with a rare and beautiful color composition. Bukhara carpet (Turkme...

This is a Central Asian Old Beluch ( also called Balouch, Balochi, Baluchi, Baluch, or Beluchi carpets) Carpet from the Baluchistan region with a rare and beautiful color composition and high-quality materials like; wool & dyes. These carpets were woven by the nomads of the Baloch tribes. Baloch rugs...

Antique Beshir Turkmen rug. A highly collectible antique rug, attributed to the Ersari Turkmen tribes in Central Asia, in a more ornate style often refe...

Felts are among the first woollen structures made by mankind. Some of the earliest we know date from the 5th century B.C. and were found under ground in the frozen kurgans of Siberia...

Felts are among the first woollen structures made by mankind. Some of the earliest we know were found in the kurgans of Central Asia. This tradition continued until recently, althoug...

Ceremonial camel cover rug. A large animal trapping, most probably a ceremonial cover for a camel made of felted wool and decorated with embroidered motif...

This is a rare example of a 'postak', used by the Kirghiz people inhabiting the Pamir mountains, made up of strips of animal fur hand-stitched together to form a pattern. It represen...

Ikat Chapan – a man’s uzbek coat – Style Robe with exceptionally rich colour and dynamic pattering. Viewers may become lost in this ikat’s intertwining mot...

This is a Central Asian Old Beluch ( also called Balouch, Balochi, Baluchi, Baluch, or Beluchi carpets) Carpet from the Baluchistan region with a rare and beautiful color composition and high-quality materials like; wool & dyes. These carpets were woven by the nomads of the Baloch tribes. Baloch rugs...

This is a Central Asian Old Yomut (Yomud) Kilim from the West Turkestan and Iran region with a rare and beautiful color composition. The Yomut are to be found in north-east Iran, an...

This is a Central Asian Old Tekke Bukhara Turkmen Carpet from the Turkmenistan Bukhara region with a rare and beautiful color composition, high-quality materials like; wool & dyes. ...

Vintage Turkman Bridal Ceremonial Headdress, Heavily Adorned on Stand Offered for sale is a vintage bridal ceremonial headdress, specifically known as gupbo. Adorned with cowrie sh...

This is a Central Asian Old Tekke Bukhara Turkmen Carpet from the Turkmenistan Bukhara region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Bukhara carpet (Turkmen Rug, Bokhara, Bu...

Antique Central Asian Silk Ikat Panel, Uzbekistan A large mounted silk and cotton ‘adras’ ikat panel with a dynamic 4-color design of large red rings with white centers surrounded b...

Antique Ruband veils such as this example, which are hand-embroidered in silk on a cotton foundation, were used to cover the bride's face when she moved to the groom's house, as well...

Julkhyrs are the long-piled rugs of the Uzbeks of central Asia and are representative of an ancient weaving tradition, when carpets were woven by the people living in the freezing hi...

Beautiful vintage hand-stitched “pieced” silk quilt from Uzbekistan in Central Asia from the mid 1900s. The silk fabric pieces are cut in geometric form and some of them have the d...

A rare complete tent band, embroidered in wool on a felt background, embellished at its bottom by polychrome tassels. The Kirghiz people of Central Asia empl...

nr. 1034 - This horse saddle is rare because Turkoman nomads prepare this type of saddle only for their internal use, not for export. Besides its workmanship is very accurate: may be...

This is a Khotan rug with a very rare design from the 1880's.