Wool North and South American Rugs
Color: Pink
Material: Wool
Vintage Royal Ashan Persian Style Wilton Area Rug
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Royal Ashan Oriental style wool area rug
USA, mid-20th century
Beautiful floral design, with predominant colors in red, blue, and gold.
Measures: 55" x 77"
Goo...
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Mid-20th Century American Tabriz Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade American Rag Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage American rag rug handmade during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 3' 6" x 5' 8"
North American rugs & carpets:
North American has never developed a unified handmade rug tradition, but rather it is the unassimilated confluence of several. From Mexico comes the Saltillo serape wearing blanket, and this stimulates the Navajo and Rio Grande (Colorado) weavers, first as blankets, then as rugs. The thrifty habits of rural America gave rise to the New England (and Western Canadian) hooked rug types, while the farmers of the Midwest recycled their disused garments into braided and rag rugs.
The closest to a real ongoing tradition are the Southwestern (New Mexican) Navajo rugs. By the 1860s the native tribes were weaving wearing blankets with wool from the Spanish churro sheep. These were in stripe design, with combinations of undyed wool with cochineal reds and indigo blues. The multi-phase “Chief’s Blankets” from the 1870s-80s are a natural outgrowth of these. Machine spun red wool from Germantown in Pennsylvania appeared in the 1870s with a bright red hitherto unobtainable. The weavers loved it and blankets appeared with bright reds, generally aniline, in “eye dazzler” patterns. Anglo traders established posts beginning in the 1890s. Navajo weavings were perfect accompaniments not only for Western-themed decors, but for East Coast apartments, only they needed to be thicker and more rug like to be truly accepted. The traders brought Caucasian and Turkish village rugs to copy, borders were introduced and central medallions devised. The weavers continued to create on vertical looms, with a shared warp (dovetailing) weft structure to avoid slits. The warps were cotton string. Sizes were generally scatters, but occasionally a special order came in, hence antique room size Navajos are very rare and very pricey. Distinct village/pueblo styles developed. Among the best are: Two Grey Hills (considered the tightest, closest of all Navajo weaving), Crystal Springs, and Ganado. Certain new patterns such as the “Storm pattern” with jagged lightning bolts emanating from a dark cloud developed. The Yei rug with dancing Kachina doll figures became popular. The palette has been expanded beyond the classic grey, tan, dark brown, and cream natural wool combination to again include reds, blues, and greens. Navajo pictorials include American flags, trains, and automobiles, domestic and local scenes and scenery. Individual artist weavers now command gallery shows and correspondingly elevated prices. There are several levels of Navajo work, and antique and vintage scatters with simple flat designs, medium weaves, and tritonal palettes, and in good floor worthy condition are still available reasonably.
The Native American weaving tradition extends into Colorado with two-piece scatters with sharp sawtooth medallions and striped end borders, with wool tapestry weave on cotton warps. These descend from the Saltillo blankets...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Yarn
Contemporary Serpentine Niwa Peach Pink
Located in Mexico City, MX
Niwa is a collection of minimal and organic modular rugs. Each module can be combined with others in endless ways to create customizable configurations.
This collection is a repres...
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2010s Mexican Modern Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Round Niwa Peach Pink
Located in Mexico City, MX
Niwa is a collection of minimal and organic modular rugs. Each module can be combined with others in endless ways to create customizable configurations.
This collection is a repres...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Half Moon Niwa + Niwa A Rug Peach Pink
Located in Mexico City, MX
Niwa is a collection of minimal and organic modular rugs. Each module can be combined with others in endless ways to create customizable configurations.
This collection is a repres...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Niwa B Peach Pink
Located in Mexico City, MX
Niwa is a collection of minimal and organic modular rugs. Each module can be combined with others in endless ways to create customizable configurations.
This collection is a repres...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Square Niwa Peach Pink
Located in Mexico City, MX
Niwa is a collection of minimal and organic modular rugs. Each module can be combined with others in endless ways to create customizable configurations.
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2010s Mexican Modern Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Half Moon Niwa Peach Pink
Located in Mexico City, MX
Niwa is a collection of minimal and organic modular rugs. Each module can be combined with others in endless ways to create customizable configurations.
This collection is a repres...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Niwa Oval Rug Peach Pink
Located in Mexico City, MX
Niwa is a collection of minimal and organic modular rugs. Each module can be combined with others in endless ways to create customizable configurations.
This collection is a repres...
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2010s Mexican Modern Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Niwa A Peach Pink
Located in Mexico City, MX
Niwa is a collection of minimal and organic modular rugs. Each module can be combined with others in endless ways to create customizable configurations.
This collection is a repres...
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2010s Mexican Modern Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Square Niwa + Niwa B Peach Pink
Located in Mexico City, MX
Niwa is a collection of minimal and organic modular rugs. Each module can be combined with others in endless ways to create customizable configurations.
This collection is a repres...
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2010s Mexican Modern Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Niwa Rectangular Rug Peach Pink
Located in Mexico City, MX
Niwa is a collection of minimal and organic modular rugs. Each module can be combined with others in endless ways to create customizable configurations.
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2010s Mexican Modern Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Oval American Hooked Rug with Large Flower Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
Oval shape American Hooked rug with large flower design, rug S12-1206, country of origin / type: United States / Hooked, circa 1950
This colorful American Hooked rug depicts a var...
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Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Tuna Rug by Lilia Cruz Corona Garduño
Located in Geneve, CH
Tuna rug by Lilia Cruz Corona Garduño
Series: White
Dimensions: 7.6'' x 5.6"
Materials: 100% New Zealand, Cotton Mesh
Other sizes available.
Platal...
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2010s Mexican Modern Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century American Ingrain Carpet ( 10'6" x 10'6" - 320 x 320 )
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century American Ingrain Carpet ( 10'6" x 10'6" - 320 x 320 )
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mexican Zapotec Wool Rug Abstract Modern Design Hand-Dyed Red Fuchsia
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
This abstract rug is made by master weaver Roman Gutierrez in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Red wine, fuchsia and colors are light mustard tonalities are portrayed in this modern Zapotec rug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Rag Rug 2' 0" x 37' 0"
Located in New York, NY
Antique Rag rug. Size: 2'0" x 37'0".
Category
1960s American Vintage Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique American Hooked rug. Size: 2'5" x 3'5".
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1920s American Vintage Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Fabric, Wool
Mid 20th Century American Navajo Rug ( 2'2" x 2'10" - 66 x 86 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century American Navajo Rug ( 2'2" x 2'10" - 66 x 86 )
Category
1920s American Navajo Vintage Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique American hooked rug, size: 1'9" x 3'0".
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1930s American Vintage Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Wool
1930s American Navajo Ganado Carpet Carpet ( 5' x 7'5" - 152 x 226 )
Located in New York, NY
1930s American Navajo Ganado Carpet Carpet ( 5' x 7'5" - 152 x 226 )
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1930s American Navajo Vintage Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
1930s American Navajo Carpet ( 4'5" x 6'2" - 135 x 88 )
Located in New York, NY
1930s American Navajo Carpet ( 4'5" x 6'2" - 135 x 88 )
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1920s American Navajo Vintage Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Navajo Carpet ( 4'10" x 7' - 147 x 213 )
Located in New York, NY
The Greek key border is executed in red and charcoal grey, and merges neatly into the well-abrashed mid-grey ground. The central vibrating pole medallion of three joined, lightning-f...
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1930s American Navajo Vintage Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Navajo Rug
Located in San Francisco, CA
This piece has a heavy thick weave and would lay on the floor better than most.
Category
20th Century North American Wool North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
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