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Technique: Hand-Woven
Antique Kurdish Herki Rug, Eastern Anatolian Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Ararat Rugs Bidjar Rug - 19th Century Design Persian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Bidjar rug designed in the 19th century from the Bidjar region, also known as Bijar, which is a region in northwestern Iran known for producing some of the finest and most ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
1930's Navajo Indian Weaving Eye Dazzler Runner Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian Weaving runner rug.This eye dazzler has been prof. cleaned and in pristine condition.
Category
1930s American Adirondack Vintage Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Navajo Indian Weaving Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Navajo Indian Weaving custom made pillow. New Feather and Down Insert.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Old Vintage Esme Kilim Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Western Anatolian vintage Kilim from the Esme ( Eshme ) region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This type of large Esme Kilims often features hexagonal medal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$2,160 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
21st Century Penelope Washcloth Holder in Canvas & Leather Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Penelope collection now has its own wash clothes holder.
Perfect also for sunglasses and sunscreen, the resistant and waterproof leather joined with the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Canvas
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 Hand-Woven 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 Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ikat Textile from Sumba Island Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Sumba, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a stunning array...
Category
1950s Indonesian Other Vintage Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Yarn
$1,184 Sale Price
20% Off
Zabihi Collection Antique American Navajo Tribal Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th Century American Navajo tribal blanket weaving. T
Details
rug no. j3922
size 2'11'' x 4' 6"
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool
"Dancing Sailor" Antique Wind-Up Toy By "The Lehman Toy Company" Germany C. 1909
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Dancing Sailor" by Ernest Paul Lehman of Brandenburg, Germany; patented in 1903 (see image of marking) appears in post turn of the century Lehman Toy catalogues as item #535. After ...
Category
Early 1900s Folk Art Antique Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Tin
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 Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Group of 4 Small 20th C Papago Indian Baskets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Group of 4 Small 20th C Papago Indian Baskets.
Measurements are approximate -
Handled Basket - 5 wide x 4.75 deep x 5 high
Smallest basket - 3.75 diameter x 1.75 high
Medi...
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Hemp, Natural Fiber
$1,495 / set
Pink Antique Karabagh Caravan Rug
Located in New York, NY
A russian Karabagh from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century with a pictorial caravan motif in pink
Measures: 3'10'' x 8'2''.
Category
20th Century Russian Folk Art Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool
21st Century Empty Pocket Woven Regenerated Leather Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Lovely Pinetti round wash clothes holder, part of Almeria collection.
Four different water resistant sizes fixed at the end with chrome pins. The woven...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Antique Mexican Star Wool Serape Blanket
Located in New York, NY
Handwoven antique Mexican serape blanket with central star design and traditional Native symbols in natural pigment dyed wool on natural brown w...
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Tribal Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Hereke Wool & Cotton Carpet - Turkish Anatolian Rug - Beige & Khaki Green Colors
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 beige background and light khaki green with the fineness of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Caucasus Kuba Kilim Vintage Old Rug, Caucasian Natural Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a large, Caucasian Old Kilim from the Kuba region with a red background and beautiful color composition.
The large, continuous medallions with zigzag patterns have an impa...
Category
Mid-19th Century Caucasian Kilim Antique Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Kurdish Runner Rug, Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet Multi Medallion
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Antique Kurdish Runner Rug from the Eastern Anatolia region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Anatolian Kurdish rugs are handwoven rugs that originate from the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$2,504 Sale Price
42% Off
Vintage Turkish Pictorial Anatolian Runner
Located in New York, NY
A decorative one of a kind colorful mid 20th-century turkish runner featuring animals and humans
Measures: 3' x 10'11''
Category
20th Century Turkish Georgian Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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 Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Antique Japanese Embroidered Apron (Mae-Kake)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Embroidered Apron (Mae-Kake)
This beautiful dark indigo cotton apron has tight sashiko embroidered stitching on both sides, on one side the hemp-leaf (asa no ha) pa...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique Japanese Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Futon Cover
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Futon Cover
This early 20th century hand-spun cotton futon cover displays a pattern of scattered ‘well-head’ motifs across a deep indigo fie...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique Japanese Kurume Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Futon Cover
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Kurume Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Futon Cover
Kurume double-ikat weaving was established over 200 year ago on the southern island of Kyushu, and has long been celebrat...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Navajo Weaving Decorative Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful custom made Navajo weaving pillows. Nice bright colors. (red, white, and blue) new down and feather inserts.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool
1930s Red, White and Blue Doll Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930s red, white and blue doll quilt in mint condition and wonderful geometries.
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
New Handwoven Wool Kayseri Village Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Anatolian 'New & Not Used' Handwoven Kilim from the Bahcecik Village, Kayseri region, with a rare and beautiful color composition.
The earliest recorded occupation...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Caucasian Runner Rug, Caucasus Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an antique runner rug from the Caucasus region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Of all the rugs of the oriental world, it is the work of the Caucasian weavers ...
Category
Early 20th Century Caucasian Oushak Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Shirvan Kilim Rug, Handwoven Caucasian Old Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an old Shirvan 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...
Category
Late 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Yea Navajo Indian Weaving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large neutral Yea- Navajo weaving is in fine condition. It is in unusual colors.
Category
Early 20th Century American Navajo Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool
21st Century Canaria Medium Basket Handwoven in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Another style, another iconic weave.
Canaria is our brand new family of baskets available in different sizes able to meet several uses. A magazine holder, a blanket or shoes holde...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Large Navajo Eye Dazzler Indian Weaving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early Navajo Indian weaving in an eye dazzler design and in pristine condition.It has been professionally cleaned.
Category
1920s American Adirondack Vintage Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool
21st Century Almeria Large Towel and Shoes Handwoven Basket with Handles
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Part of the Almeria collection this Pinetti hand-woven basket made with eco-friendly washable and resistant material suitable also for outdoor use.
Perfect for shoes holders...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Ikat Textile from Sumba Island, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Sumba, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a predominantly ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Yarn
Antique Konya Obruk Kilim Old Central Anatolian Mighrab Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Old Antique Mighrab Kilim from the Konya - Obruk region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Konya once flourished as a trade route between Europe...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Kilim Antique Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, 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 Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Navajo Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian weaving bolster pillows - pair feather and down insert and zippered case. Colors: Black, off white, tan, and purple.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Navajo Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,495 / set
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 Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
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 Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Navajo Indian Weaving -Crystal Trading Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian weaving Crystal Trading company with stars & geometric pattern. Fine condition and very clean condition.
Category
1920s American Adirondack Vintage Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kars Kilim Rug Old Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
$3,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Kurdish Runner Rug, Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Antique Kurdish Runner Rug from the Eastern Anatolia region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Anatolian Kurdish rugs are handwoven rugs that originate from t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$6,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Mexican Indian Weaving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine Mexican weaving rug is in fine condition and is very clean.
Category
1950s American Adirondack Vintage Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Old Kuba Super Fine Kilim Rug, Caucasian Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Caucasian Old Kilim from the Kuba (Quba) region in Azerbaijan, with a beautiful color composition.
Kuba is located near Tagestan, north of Azerbaijan, and is beside the Cas...
Category
Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wool
Vintage Tekke Bukhara Turkmen Carpet Turkoman Runner Rug
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Asian Old Tekke Bukhara Turkmen Runner Carpet from Turkmenistan with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Bukhara carpet (Turkme...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkmen Oushak Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Dance Skirt Panel, Kuba, D.R.Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Dance Skirt Panel, Kuba, D.R.Congo
A wonderful, almost op-art Kuba dance skirt panel with an appliqued design of four squared spirals. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Compelling American Hooked Scatter Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
A compelling Mid-20th Century American hooked rug.
Measures: 3'2" x 5'11''.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Jute
Antique Caucasus Verneh Kilim Rug, Caucasian Natural Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
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 Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Very Large Ikat Textile from Sumba Island with Stunning Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Sumba, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a stunning array...
Category
Late 20th Century Indonesian Other Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Yarn
Mexican Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meixcan Indian Weaving Bolster pillows - pair. Feather and down inserts and zippered shams.
Category
20th Century American Navajo Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Old Vintage Esme Eshme Kilim Western Anatolian Handwoven Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Western Anatolian vintage Kilim from the Esme ( Eshme ) region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This type of large Esme Kilims often features hexagonal medalli...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Rattan Basket Dayak Tribe Hand-Woven from Kalimantan, Borneo, Mid 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This mid-20th century hand-woven basket originates from the Dayak tribe of Borneo crafted with rattan fibres and an iron wood frame and rim. These baskets were used to carry leaves, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Rare Antique Horse Rooster Shirvan Caucasian Rug Dated 1948
Located in New York, NY
A fine rust colored Caucasian rug depicting a large light blue colored horse and 4 roosters dated 1948.
Measures: 4'3" x 6'8".
Category
20th Century Caucasian Folk Art Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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 Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Pair of Bib Necklace on Metal Stands, Sold Singly
Located in Sheffield, MA
The highly decorative bib beaded necklaces are treated as works of art displayed on their black metal stands as sculptural works of art. Near the necks are bent poles wrapped with tw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Tribal Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Twine, Beads
Antique Blue Chinese Pictorial Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Chinese pictorial throw-size rug
Measures: 2'8' x 5'.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Native American Navajo Handwoven Green, Beige and Brown Rug Blanket
Located in Studio City, CA
A nicely made, handwoven Navajo rug.
Would be a nice addition to your Native American collection or eye-catching accent piece.
Dimensions: 38" high, 48" wide.
Category
20th Century American Native American Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Konya Hotamis Runner Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Hand-Woven Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$5,440 Sale Price
20% Off
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