Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Period: Mid-20th Century
Color: Brown
Native American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade American hooked rug from the mid-20th century depicting a head of a Native American on a brown field. Condition is really nice. No stains, no tears, has been professionall...
Category
American Country Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Jute
Vintage Eye Dazzler Navajo Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
77867 Vintage Navajo Eye Dazzler Rug, 02'09 x 03'11. Eye Dazzler Navajo rugs are intricate textiles crafted by the Navajo people of the Southwestern United States, characterized by their vibrant colors and mesmerizing geometric patterns. Originating in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, these rugs gained popularity during the trading post era for their bold designs, including repetitive diamond, zigzag, and stepped motifs that create an optical illusion when viewed from afar. Today, they remain prized as cultural treasures and works of art, reflecting both Navajo craftsmanship and their cultural significance within the broader context of Native American art and history.
With its bold expressive design, incredible detail, and texture, this hand-woven wool vintage Navajo Kilim rug...
Category
American Navajo Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Unusual Quilt or Throw Rug
Located in NYC, NY
An unusual quilt with sections that look like children's drawings.
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Cotton
American Hooked Runner
Located in New York, NY
A skinny mid-20th century short American hooked runner.
Measures: 2'4'' x 7'10''.
Category
American Country Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Jute
Round American Hooked Rug Dated 1963
Located in New York, NY
Rare American Hooked rug with a happy colorful motif. Dated 1963 and initialized IEV. Not sure whose name is in the initials
Measure: 30'' round.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Distressed Vintage Navajo Kilim Rug with Native American Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78293 Distressed Vintage Navajo Kilim rug with Native American Style, 04'07 x 07'00. With its bold expressive design, incredible detail and te...
Category
American Navajo Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Colorful American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
A 20th-century American hooked colorful rug. Dated 1949
Measures: 2'7'' x 5'6''.
Category
Country Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Handmade Vintage American Hooked Rug, 1960s, 1C992
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Handmade vintage American Hooked rug in pictorial design. The rug is from the middle of 20th century. It has some old restorations.
-condition: restored,
-circa: 1940s,
-siz...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 6' x 6' - 183 x 183 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 6' x 6' - 183 x 183 cm )
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oval Mid-20th Century Handmade American Braided Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A vintage American Braided oval room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 9' 5" x 12' 3"
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 1860’s 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 1870’s-80’s are a natural outgrowth of these. Machine spun red wool from Germantown in Pennsylvania appeared in the 1870’s 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 1890’s. 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, blue 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...
Category
American American Classical Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool, Yarn
Vintage American Karastan Rug, 1950s, 1B947
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Vintage American Karastan rug made in beige wool. The rug has been made in USA with Persian Kerman design. This piece is from the middle of 20th century i...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
1930s Geometrical American Hooked Rug ( 2' x 3'5" - 62 x 104 )
Located in New York, NY
1930s Geometrical American Hooked Rug ( 2' x 3'5" - 62 x 104 )
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
American Pictorial Fish Hand Hooked Rug, Mounted
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1940s Folk art mounted fish American hooked rug, mounted for hanging. Found in the state of Maine. Pristine condition.
Category
American Adirondack Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 6'2" x 8'8" - 188 x 265 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 6'2" x 8'8" - 188 x 265 cm )
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
1930s Geometrical American Hooked Rug ( 2' 9'' x 17' - 84 x 518 )
Located in New York, NY
1930s Geometrical American Hooked Rug ( 2' 9'' x 17' - 84 x 518 )
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool, Fabric
Antique American Hooked Rug 2' 6'' x 12' 9''
Located in New York, NY
Antique American Hooked Rug, Size: 2' 6'' x 12' 9''.
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Fabric, Wool
1940s American Braided Rug ( 9' x 11' 6" - 275 x 350 cm )
Located in New York, NY
1940s American Braided Rug ( 9' x 11' 6" - 275 x 350 cm )
Category
American Country Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
American Hooked Duck Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade decorative American hooked rug from the middle of the 20th century with a few jolly ducks floating on a colorful striped field
The condition is really nice. No stains, no...
Category
American Country Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Jute
Mid 20th Century American Navajo Rug ( 2' 3'' x 3' 3'' - 68 x 99 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century American Navajo Rug ( 2' 3'' x 3' 3'' - 68 x 99 )
Category
American Navajo Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Outstanding Antique American Hooked Rug with All-Over Floral Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique American Hooked rug with floral design, Keivan Woven Arts / rug L11-0607, country of origin / type: United States / Hooked, circa 1930
Ingenious in style, color and compos...
Category
American American Colonial Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Large Navajo Area Rug, Southwestern Red, Brown, White, Gray, circa 1930s
By Navajo
Located in Denver, CO
Large vintage Navajo Area Rug weaving from the Hubbell Trading Post in Ganado, Arizona (Southwestern United States). Woven of native hand-spun woo...
Category
American Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Edward Fields Carpet after a Design by Marion V. Dorn
Located in Milan, IT
Edward Fields has been creating bespoke luxury floor coverings in New York since 1930. His carpets are known for their unparalleled design, quality and craftsmanship. Among it's many prestigious commissions there is a carpet installed in the Diplomatic Reception Room in the White House, under specifications of First Lady's Jacqueline Kennedy's interior designer.
Marion V. Dorn (1899-1964) was originally trained as a painter and this led her to develop her skills as a textile designer. During her formative years she worked in Paris and New York, and it was at the 1925 'Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes' in Paris that she first encountered the modernist rug designs of Ivan da Silva Bruhns and Maurice Dufrene. By 1930 she began her association with the Wilton Royal Carpet...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage 1930s American Braided Rug ( 8' - 245 cm)
Located in New York, NY
Vintage 1930s American Braided Rug ( 8' - 245 cm)
Category
American Country Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Fabric, Wool
Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 4' x 6' - 122 x 183 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 4' x 6' - 122 x 183 )
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century American Braided Rug ( 7'6" x 10'8" - 228 x 320 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century American Braided Rug ( 7'6" x 10'8" - 228 x 320 cm )
Category
American Country Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Fabric, Wool
Vintage American Hooked Rug with Geometric Tribal Designs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage American hooked rug with geometric tribal designs, Keivan Woven Arts / rug J10-1014, country of origin / type: United States / Hooked, circa 1950
Ingenious in style, color...
Category
American American Colonial Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Leaf Design American Hooked Rug in Red, Green, and Charcoal Outlines
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage American hooked rug with leaf design, Keivan Woven Arts / rug S12-0305, country of origin / type: United States / Hooked, circa 1930
Ingenious in style, color and composit...
Category
American American Colonial Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Cotton
1940s American Braided Rug ( 9' 9" x 9' 10" - 297 x 300 cm )
Located in New York, NY
1940s American Braided Rug ( 9' 9" x 9' 10" - 297 x 300 cm )
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool, Fabric
Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 7' 6'' x 9' 2'' - 228 x 279 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 7' 6'' x 9' 2'' - 228 x 279 cm )
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool, Fabric
Handmade Vintage American Hooked Rug, 1960s, 1B888
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Handmade vintage American Hooked rug in floral design and yellow shade. The rug is from the middle of 20th century in original good condition.
-condition: original good,
-circ...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Vintage American Hooked Rug ( 4'6" x 6' - 137 x 1830 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century Vintage American Hooked Rug ( 4'6" x 6' - 137 x 1830 cm )
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug (6' x 8' 9" - 183 x 267 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug (6' x 8' 9" - 183 x 267 cm )
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Square American Hooked Scatter Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade decorative American hooked rug from the middle of the 20th century
Measures: 3'4" x 3'4'.
Category
American Country Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool, Jute
Vintage All-Over American Hooked Rug with Large Flower Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This colorful American Hooked rug depicts a variety of vines and blossoming flowers in an assortment of colors extending throughout the light orange and tan background. The colors in...
Category
American American Craftsman Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Circa 1930 Antique Navajo
Located in Paradise Valley, AZ
It is truly rare to find an old rug with this “super large” format, in a mansion size and even more rare to find such rug that
survived in the excellent condition as this rug has. T...
Category
American Navajo Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Tribal Small Vintage Navajo Kilim with Gold, Gray, Ivory, and Black
Located in Atlanta, GA
This intriguing antique Navajo Kilim, circa 1940 was woven in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. The exciting and unique composition boasts a captivating ge...
Category
American Navajo Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 6' x 8'7" - 183 x 262 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 6' x 8'7" - 183 x 262 )
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 4'1'' x 8'9'' - 125 x 267 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 4'1'' x 8'9'' - 125 x 267 )
Category
Chinese Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Navajo Kilim Yeibichai Rug with Southwestern Folk Art Style
By Navajo
Located in Dallas, TX
77768 Vintage Navajo Kilim Yeibichai rug with Southwestern Folk Art Style 02'11 x 04'04. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design combin...
Category
American Navajo Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Tribal Mid-20th Century Handmade American Flatweave Navajo Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage American flatweave throw rug handmade by the Navajo tribe during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 3' 1" x 4' 9".
Category
American Tribal Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Vintage American Hooked Rug ( 4'6" x 6' - 137 x 1830 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century Vintage American Hooked Rug ( 4'6" x 6' - 137 x 1830 cm )
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
American Hooked Circular Rug with a Cat and Dog
Located in Atlanta, GA
American Hooked rug featuring a Cat and dog, rug S12-0613, country of origin / type: United States / Hooked, circa 1940
This hooked rug is 3 foot circle with cat playing with a ba...
Category
American American Colonial Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 2' 8" x 4' 2" - 82 x 127 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 2' 8" x 4' 2" - 82 x 127 cm )
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 5' 10" x 8' 4" - 180 x 255 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 5' 10" x 8' 4" - 180 x 255 cm )
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Tribal Mid-20th Century Handmade American Flatweave Navajo Square Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage American flatweave square accent rug handmade by the Navajo tribe during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 4' 8" x 4' 9".
Category
American Tribal Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
1940s American Navajo Carpet ( 6' 10" x 9' 6" - 210 x 290 cm )
Located in New York, NY
1940s American Navajo Carpet ( 6' 10" x 9' 6" - 210 x 290 cm )
Category
American Navajo Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
1930s American Navajo Carpet ( 3' 2'' x 3' 6'' - 97 x 107 cm )
Located in New York, NY
1930s American Navajo Carpet ( 3' 2'' x 3' 6'' - 97 x 107 cm )
Category
American Navajo Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
1930s American Hooked Rug ( 3'3" x 3'10" - 99 x 116 )
Located in New York, NY
1930s American Hooked Rug ( 3'3" x 3'10" - 99 x 116 )
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Navajo Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage Navajo rug with large central stylized eagle standing on an arrow, and flanked by two diamond medallions, and set against a striped backgr...
Category
American Navajo Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
American Hooked Floral Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade decorative American hooked rug from the middle of the 20th century with an assortment of leaves on a repetitive box pattern on a gray and beige ground
Measures: 2' x 2'...
Category
American Country Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool, Jute
Vintage Navajo Rug in Purple, Gray, Ivory, Black, Peach, Lavender, and Red
Located in Atlanta, GA
American antique Navajo rug with geometric design in red, peach, grey, lavender, white and black, rug EBD-1010, country of origin / type: America / Navajo, circa 1940.
Measures:...
Category
American Navajo Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Large Square American Rag Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage American large square American rag rug handmade during the mid-20th century.
Category
American Rustic Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool, Yarn
Mid 20th Century Pictorial American Hooked Rug ( 3'2" x 5'6" - 97 x 168 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century Pictorial American Hooked Rug ( 3'2" x 5'6" - 97 x 168 )
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 5' 9'' x 6' - 175 x 182 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 5' 9'' x 6' - 175 x 182 cm )
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Geometric Multi Medallion Tribal Navajo Rug with Cream, Gold, Gray and Black
Located in Atlanta, GA
This intriguing antique Navajo Kilim, circa 1940 was woven in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. The exciting and unique composition boasts a captivating ge...
Category
American Navajo Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Navajo Kilim Rug with Two Grey Hills Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77779, vintage Navajo Kilim rug with Two Grey Hills style. With its bold expressive design, incredible detail and texture, this hand-woven woo...
Category
American Navajo Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique American Hooked Rug 2'5" x 4'2"
Located in New York, NY
Antique American Hooked Rug 2'5" x 4'2"
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool, Fabric
Early 20th Century Navajo Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Navajo rug with a wonderful geometric pattern including a large central diamond medallion floating over a gray field an...
Category
American Navajo Vintage Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
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