Palmwood Rugs and Carpets

Navajo rug flat woven rug tapestry beige Measures: 4' x6' (3'11" x 5'7") 119cm x 170cm Circa 1920 "The woolen rug has a white background color on which are three stylized figures on each side of a center cornstalk. All are surrounded on three sides by a "guardian "figure - one side is the head and the body - the other side are the legs. The rug is a Navajo Yei rug. All the figures are holding prayer sticks; there are feathers attached to the elbows of the figures in a vertical line. The colors of the rug are white, red, maroon, blue, tan, brown, grey, orange, rust and gold. The most common type of Navajo Yei rug are those with a white background color. Navajo Yei rugs were made at Lukachukai or in the Shiprock area or even Ganado. It is a fact that a Navajo Yei rug with many Yei figures and many colors will garner the highest value. While Yei rugs are technically woven for the floor, they were often placed on couches, or hung on the wall like paintings, few actually touched the ground. The Yei figure is a frequently used pattern in Navajo rugs. Male Yei figures are generally pictured with round heads, and female Yei figures with square heads. Modern Yei rugs are more often pictorial compositions, showing a row of front-facing stylized stick figures with a Rainbow Guardian which protects the figures on three sides, indicating the sand painting roots of this particular style. The Yei rug portrays ceremonies on a desire for healing, not only physical health, but also mental, spiritual, and even material well-being. The "Holy People...

An african Tuareg Mat depicting with a geometrice design. Tuareg mats are known for their durability because of their reed and leather materials. Ke...

This phenomenal handwoven reed and leather Tuareg mat feature all the elegant thin outlined diamonds and zigzag patterns. This mat can give an accent to any contemporary and minimali...

Beautifully handwoven mat from a local artist in Morocco with a geometric pattern. The mat has two binded edges and two frayed edges.

The carpets of the Tuareg, who are cattle herding nomads inhabiting a vast expanse of the Sahara desert, are among the most exciting group of weavings to appear on the market. These ...

Mauritanian Tuareg leather mats are made of dwarf palm tree fibers and hand woven with leather stripes, this are great to use indoor or outdoor, beautiful brown earth-tone colors. Th...

Woven by the nomadic Tuareg tribes of Mauritania with palm reed and leather, these mats offer a textural alternative to traditional woven textile floor coverings. This piece exhibits...

78310 Vintage Folk Art Ecuadorian tapestry with olga Fisch style, 01'11 x 02'09

Rug Number 29983 Size 7' 1" X 9' 10" Design Tuareg Collection Antique/Vintage, Tuareg Mat Material Reed & Leather Texture Reed Origin Africa Age Antique/Vintage

Rug Number 29992 Size 3' 3" X 4' 1" Design Tuareg Collection Antique/Vintage, Tuareg Mat Material Reed & Leather Texture Reed Origin Africa Age Antique/Vintage

Hand-woven in reed and leather circa 1940-1950, this 10x16 vintage Tuareg Moroccan area rug is from the nomadic tribe of the same name. A rare large-size selection, its design enjoys...

Embellish your room with history and sophistication with our Tuareg mat. It highlights the linear patterns and ambiguous Berber symbols on its core which are open to interpretation. ...