Tribal Furniture

Early Papua New Guinea abstract hook figure or mask with two opposing hooks, and central looped design, Sepik River area. Some chips missing to central loops. Small hole at top for s...

A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish carpet from 1960s featuring a geometric design. The rug is made of medium wool pile on wool foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the floor, ...

Papua New Guinea standing figure from the Bioma peoples with raised designs, stylized classic face, and additional face in stomach. Mounted on custom metal and wood base. traces of...

A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish carpet from 1960s featuring a geometric medallion design. The rug is made of medium wool pile on wool foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on t...

A one of a kind vintage Turkish Kilim with a traditional central medallion and border design. The field is a bright red, accents in dominant lavender and green accents Measures: 4...

78908 Vintage Persian Turkoman Rug, 02'04 x 04'06. This enchanting hand-knotted wool vintage Persian Turkoman rug showcases the rich cultural heritage and masterful craftsmanship of ...

Vintage runner rug from Turkey with finely hand-knotted even medium wool pile on wool foundation featuring linked geometrical medallions in taupe gray and light blue in a tomato red ...

A vintage Persian pictorial Bakhtiari accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 5' 0" x 6' 10".

A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish carpet from 1960s featuring a geometric medallion design. The rug is made of medium wool pile on wool foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on t...

834 - very beautiful Turkmen carpet from the end of the 20th century with a nice Bukhara pattern with a beautiful Bukhara Guls and geometric design, and beautiful colors with red, or...

Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960, this 7x9 vintage Afghan rug of the 1950s is a new curation from Rug & Kilim. On the Design: Admirers of the craft may appreciate elements of ...

Very beautiful Moroccan rug with nice tribal patterns and colors mid-20th century, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation. Good conditions.  ✨✨✨ "Experience the e...

78406 Vintage Orange Boujad Moroccan Rug, 03'08 x 06'00. Boujad rugs, originating from the Boujad region in the Middle Atlas Mountains, are traditional handwoven Moroccan masterpiece...

A vintage Persian pictorial accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century by the nomadic Afshar tribes of southeast Persia. The weaver must have been inspired by her tribal scenery...

Introducing a one-of-a-kind vintage Turkish hand-knotted wool rug, carefully crafted by skilled artisans using traditional techniques passed down through generations. This exquisite ...

21668 Vintage Berber Boujad Moroccan Rug,03'03 x 06'02. This hand-knotted wool vintage Boujad Moroccan rug emanates an air of timeless beauty, its intricate patterns and rich texture...

This antique vintage Moroccan rug came from the central middle Atlas mountains. This a rare example of a shag with a black background and bold, vibrant colors. It was an authentic Be...

20659 Vintage Beni Ourain Moroccan rug, Berber Moroccan rug 04'02 x 08'04. This hand-knotted wool vintage Beni Ourain Moroccan rug features a lozenge trellis pattern on a neutral bac...

21330 Vintage Beni MGuild Moroccan Rug, 05'06 x 09'11. Originating from the Beni M'Guild tribe nestled in Morocco's Middle Atlas Mountains, Beni M'Guild rugs embody a cherished tradi...

A vintage Persian Gabbeh rug from the mid-20th century.

Moroccan vintage, 1960's green olive jar, or planter with handles. Handcrafted by the berber people in Tamgroute Morocco. Great glazed earthenware with different hues of green and black. A pair is available, slightly different glaze, Top diameter is 10" inside opening is 7" D. Jar is 38" H x 20" D in the widest part. Wonderful green and brown shimmering that can be found only in south Morocco in the village of Tamgroute. The color and texture is a result of the particular alchemy created by the potters of Tamegroute and remains a family affair handed down through the generations. Each pottery piece is completely unique and no two are ever the same. Please note that the traditional method in which the plates are fired involves stacking which result in tiny ‘scars’ inside the plate and in the glaze making, each bowl is unique the beauty is found in the imperfection of each piece. Tamegroute pottery are true showpieces showing that even imperfect can be perfect. Tamegroute remains the only rural pottery in Morocco using oxidized copper which creates its famous green color. Its potteries are also the only location where you will find their unique forms. The process however remains much the same. Clay is dug up from the local Draa river banks, thrown by hand & fired inkilns built into steep slopes using a single firing. Vintage green glazed pottery...

An older small scale mask carved and painted white (now worn) with painted blue and black features and a black top knot. Marked on interior tape, “Yoruba”. The Mask with good age, fa...

Introducing a one-of-a-kind vintage Turkish hand-knotted wool rug, carefully crafted by skilled artisans using traditional techniques passed down through generations. This exquisite ...

This vintage 7x9 Persian Kilim is handwoven in wool, and originates circa 1950-1960. This design remarks the panel-weaving technique, in which tribal weavers combine multiple piec...

Antique Man’s Ceremonial Beaded Vest (Kuton), Gadding, Philippines This Gaddang man’s ceremonial vest is from the Cordillera region in northern Luzon, Philippines. It’s composed of ...

Mid-century Pakistani rug with beautiful design of Turkmen rugs and nice colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome ...

Introducing a one-of-a-kind vintage Turkish hand-knotted wool rug, carefully crafted by skilled artisans using traditional techniques passed down through generations. This exquisite ...

77657 Vintage Persian Ardabil rug with Boho Chic Tribal style 02'08 x 04'08. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design combined with exuber...

Introducing a one-of-a-kind vintage Turkish hand-knotted wool rug, carefully crafted by skilled artisans using traditional techniques passed down through generations. This exquisite ...

A vintage Persian pictorial Bakhtiari accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 4' 8" x 7' 6".

A vintage Persian Qashqai accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a whimsical pictorial depiction of a lion over a burgundy colored field encompassing several tribal des...

Introducing a one-of-a-kind vintage Turkish hand-knotted wool rug, carefully crafted by skilled artisans using traditional techniques passed down through generations. This exquisite ...

Nice mid century tribal Moroccan rug with beautiful geometrical design and nice colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of lux...

A vintage Turkish flat-weave Kilim accent carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 6' 10" x 9' 7" Flat-weave rugs & carpets: Knotted pile rugs are just one small part of a vast universe of textile techniques suitable for heavy use. If you can imagine it, some weaver has tried it out. Pieces can be roughly divided into those reversible from the start and those never, or at least not initially, reversible. Thus, kilims are considered reversible, while everything else is not. Kilims are tapestry woven rugs with both sides the same, in either slit technique where colors change, or with various methods of avoiding slits. Slit tapestry weave goes back to ancient times and Coptic Egyptian weavers used it for ornaments on garments and larger wall hangings. Slits can be avoided by dovetailing of colors (warp sharing) or by interlocking the wefts. The Navajo weavers of the Southwest practice the first while the Fine shawl weavers of Kashmir and Kerman employed the second. Interlocking produces a one-faced fabric, with smooth and rough, ridged faces. The typical Turkish, Caucasian, or Persian rustic Kilim shows slits, but never long ones. Aubusson French carpets are also slit tapestries and the long color transitions are sewn up as part of the regular maintenance. Some kilims are very Fine. The best antique urban Sehna (Senna) kilims on wool, cotton or silk warps approximate the comparable rugs in refinement and are the most desirable of all Persian kilims. Although the various flatweave techniques are usually expressed in geometric, simple, often repeating, patterns, Sehna kilims demonstrate that even the most intricate designs can be effectively rendered in flat-stich. The term ‘Kilim’ has been extended to cover any pileless, weft-faced heavy textile. Thus, the sectioned and joined northeastern Persian horizontally striped wool rugs are called ‘kilims’. So are the plain-weave end finishes of pile rugs. All these are weft-faced, weft patterned flatweaves. These sectioned pieces are woven not on a frame loom, but one steadied by the weaver at one end and with the warps fastened down at the other. Only relatively recent have these tribal pieces become available. They are used as floorcoverings, hangings, room dividers, furniture covers. They are mostly bitonal in shades of natural dark brown and beige. Some more recent pieces show weaver innovations with ikat and moire effects. Work proceeds quickly and a skilled weaver can complete a thirty foot strip in almost no time. Wefts, the elements added as weaving progresses, play an essential part in what is a flatweave. The best-known example of an extra-weft, wrapping technique is on Caucasian and tribal Persian Soumaks, where a pattern weft wraps around the fixed warp, changing as weaving progresses. Soumaks can be large carpets, Kuba in the Caucasus, small bag faces (Caucasian and Persian Shah Savan saddle bags), or cover scatter rugs (Persian Afshars). The Soumak technique is fast, and a weaver can work much more quickly than tying knots. The left-over wefts are cut off on the back, so the front and back are initially different. As a Soumak on the floor gets used, these weft yarns wear away and the two sides converge although the exact texture remains distinct. There are other ways of pattern by weft. Often on smaller tribal pieces, the pattern weft(s) is (are) part of the weft structure, moving in an out, and holding the whole thing together. These wefts can be complementary or added (supplementary), continuous across the flatweave or cut off as they travel unneeded across the verso. Supplementary weft flatweaves are often very compact and substantial. The nomadic Turkmen and Balouch tribes employ both supplementary and complementary weft techniques on their pieces. Supplementary wefts are often raised on the recto (front) while complementary wefts are flat to the surface. Tribal Kurds employ this extra-wefting technique. The Balouch of Pakistan use complementary wefts almost exclusively on their small woven paraphernalia like salt bags. Flatweave techniques may be combined on a single piece. Afshar rugs employ plain-weave end strips, preceded by Soumak bands, with pile sections between. The large Bakhtiari saddlebags feature Soumak work, pile “islands” an areas of plain-weave. Qashqai rugs and kilims frequently displays checkerboard end strips in continuous, complementary wefting. Another distinct flatweave type is the jajim (jijim, cecim) in which a pattern is added with colored wefts as the weaving of the plain-weave ground progresses. Here the wefts are discontinuous and the pattern stands proud from the voided ground. Often made in two pieces on narrow looms and edge-sewn together, these may have geometric patterns. The term ‘jajim’ also refers to the assembled warp-faced strip and stripe covers from the Shah Savan of northwest Persia, the pattern is defined by warps alone, usually in plain stripes, but sometimes in designs of ladders, snakes, human figures and various animals. Here the color changing warps are continuous. Most are wool, a few are silk. Better to call these something else. Indian ‘Dhurries’ are all cotton kilims and ‘shatrangis’ employ wool wefts on cotton warps. Dhurries are slitless. The cotton texture is more appropriate to the humid and warm climate of the Indian subcontinent. Modern Dhurries...

21023 Vintage Green Beni MGuild Moroccan Rug, 06'00 x 10'10. In the enchanting realm where Biophilic Design harmonizes with tribal enchantment, discover the...

Introducing a one-of-a-kind vintage Turkish hand-knotted wool rug, carefully crafted by skilled artisans using traditional techniques passed down through generations. This exquisite ...

Sometimes referred to as dolls, this is a highly abstract figure with conical head, arms and legs held out from body, long columnar neck wrapped with mulitple strands of different si...

A finely carved Lwalwa maternity figure holding a baby from Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa circa 20th century. The statue was acquired in 2006 from the collection of Jean-Pierre Hallet Collection of African Art. The figure, with her robust body and a strong stand, wears a classic Lwalwa mask...

20281 Vintage Berber Moroccan Rug, 05'06 x 08'01. Behold the artistry woven into this hand-knotted wool vintage Moroccan rug, where tribal enchantment converges with Biomimicry. A ...

This vintage 4x7 Persian rug is a rare tribal piece, hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960. The design favors a beige field that hosts three horse pictorials in rust and silver-gray with black accents. It’s a collectible piece of primitivist folk art with the old-world charm nomadic Persian rugs...

Introducing a one-of-a-kind vintage Turkish hand-knotted wool rug, carefully crafted by skilled artisans using traditional techniques passed down through generations. This exquisite ...

Our vintage Moroccan rugs are part of a skillfully curated collection of rare and unusual designs. They are made of all-natural dyes and 100% handspun wool from the Atlas Mountain re...

Introducing a one-of-a-kind vintage Turkish hand-knotted wool rug, carefully crafted by skilled artisans using traditional techniques passed down through generations. This exquisite ...

Introducing a one-of-a-kind vintage Turkish hand-knotted wool rug, carefully crafted by skilled artisans using traditional techniques passed down through generations. This exquisite ...

This vintage 5 x 6 Persian kilim is a Jajim flat weave of the Qashqai tribe—handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960. Further on the design: Connoisseurs may appreciate the Jajim tech...

A vintage Turkish Anatolian tribal room size carpet handmade during the Mid-20th Century. Measures: 9' 11" x 12' 10".

Introducing a one-of-a-kind vintage Turkish hand-knotted wool rug, carefully crafted by skilled artisans using traditional techniques passed down through generations. This exquisite ...

Introducing a one-of-a-kind vintage Turkish hand-knotted wool rug, carefully crafted by skilled artisans using traditional techniques passed down through generations. This exquisite ...

Nice 20th century Turkmen Afghan rug with a Boukhara design and beautiful colors with brown field and blue, pink and black, finely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation. ...

A vintage handmade Central Anatolian rug with a geometric design and beautiful soft colors. Measures: 3.6 x 6.6. Finely hand knotted with even medium wool pile on wool foundation. ...

This textile is a superb Yoruba men's wrap cloth. Made by the Yoruba women of south western Nigeria using a variety of resist dye techniques. The fine ikat pattern is rare for aso oke...

A vintage Persian Gabbeh tribal accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a pictorial design of a lion. Measures: 4' 0" x 7' 0".

A vintage 3x3 Persian Gabbeh rug, making a grand entry to Rug & Kilim’s curation of rare tribal pieces. Hand-knotted in wool, originating circa 1950-1960. ...

Handwoven in wool, circa 1950-1960, this 3x7 vintage Afghan tribal kilim, is a collectible tribal piece that may have been used as table covers in nomadic daily life, much similar to...

Nice mid century Moroccan rug from Rabat, with beautiful tribal and geometrical design and nice colors with a sky blue field, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on Cotton foundat...

Mid-20th century Turkmen Balutch Afghan rug with nice tribal design and red field color, entirely hand knotted, with wool velvet on cotton foundations. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome o...

Nice 20th century Moroccan rug with beautiful geometrical design and red field color with blue and green, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experience ...

Early hardwood Mexican mask, representing a man with moustache and beard with curly hair on forehead. Strong, sharp carving with high relief detaisl. Heavy staining and wear inside...