Tribal Furniture

Vintage 1970 square coffee table designed by John McGuire in with chrome caps for a 60" x 60" glass top, 3/4" thick with 1" bevel. The base features six bamboo poles lashed together...

The rugs from the Azilal region, located in the Moroccan central High Atlas, have been a relatively recent discovery. Distinguished by abstract, quasi-calligraphic patterns often on ...

Hand knotted in wool on cotton, a 4x8 Persian Shiraz rug circa 1970-1980 - latest to join Rug & Kilim’s vintage selections. On the Design: This rug is an interesting piece of brigh...

Hand-Carved Wood 'Luba' Fertility Statue. Democratic Republic of the Congo, circa 1970.

Hand-knotted in wool, originating from Turkey circa 1970-1980, this 10x16 rug is from a special new collection of overdyed, antique-washed young vintage pieces that draw on a variety...

Nice vintage Pakistani rug with beautiful Turkmen design and nice colours, entirely hand knotted with wool on cotton foundation ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury and craftsmans...

This rug is an Afghan Rug which is a workshop carpet woven by a weaving house in Afghanistan. Afghanistan has a rich history in the craft of rug-making. The design in this piece is t...

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 ...

Nice mid century Turkmen Baluch Afghan rug with beautiful tribal design and nice colours with blue, orange, green and red, entirely hand knotted with wool on wool foundation ✨✨✨ "E...

Tony Duquette Framed Balinese Textile Tapestry

Pretty vintage Pakistani runner with a nice Turkmen design and nice colours with blue, pink and green, entirely hand knotted with wool on cotton found...

Vintage Pakistan rug with geometrical Turkmen design and blue, yellow, black and red on colours, wears due to the use, entirely hand knotted with wool on cotton foundation ✨✨✨ "Exp...

Semi antique turkish prayer rug. This beauty was used as a wall hanging vor almost 50 years - it has no wear, defects or anything else. It is "as new" since it was never walked on. R...

The rugs of the Beni Mguild tribe, located in the Moroccan Middle Atlas mountains, are often distinguished by rich monochromatic tonalities, typically in shades of red or blue. These...

A rare Middle Atlas Berber rug from the Zemmour region, distinguished by the fact that it has pile on both sides- red in different gradations on the displayed side and orange in many...

c. 1970s. From Africa, on wood frame.

Featuring a variety of intricate traditional patterns in a bright color palette, this Red Vintage Traditional Anatolian Wool Rug - 5'9" x 11'2" is a work of art with organic depth an...

Nice mid century Turkish Anatolian Kilim with beautiful tribal and geometrical design and nice colours with a purple field color and a grey and black médaillons and in the borders, e...

A story of artistic expression with four distinct chapters separated by horizontal bands, this lively vintage Boujad features chains of lozenges that appear to evolve and misalign as...

Located south of Marrakesh, along the northern slopes of the High Atlas Mountains, the Ourika valley is known primarily for its covers in undyed ivory and brown wool depicting a moon...

Xantolo mask from the Huasteca region of Hidalgo. This rare collector's mask was acquired from the town of Tzapotitla in the municipality of Huazalingo in the mid 1970´s. The Xantolo celebration is a full blown...

This vintage handwoven Anatolian Tulu wool floor rug features an abstract, Minimalist design with an open oatmeal tan field and dark brown stripes and border edge. The medium wool pi...

20th Century Silver Brooch by Matilde Poulat of MATL A large silver repoussé brooch designed by Matilde Poulat and made by Ricardo Salas, her nephew. ...

This original Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain rug that were produced by the nomadic Berber tribes in North Africa for centuries. Beni Ourain rugs are identified by their geometric line...

Hand knotted in wool, a 6x9 Indian rug originating circa 1970-1980 - latest to enter Rug & Kilim’s vintage selections. On the Design: This rug is a...

Hand knotted in wool on cotton, a 4x10 Persian Shiraz rug circa 1970-1980 - latest to join Rug & Kilim’s vintage selections. On the Design: This rug is from an exciting new series ...

Hand knotted in wool on cotton, a 3x7 Persian Shiraz runner rug circa 1970-1980 - latest to join Rug & Kilim’s vintage selections. On the Design: This piece is from an exciting new...

From Rug & Kilim’s tribal selections, a 9×10 vintage Afghan Ghalmouri kilim rug – believed to date back to 1970-1980 but possibly as old as the mid 20th century. Handwoven in wool. ...

20th century Mola quilt, Kuna People, San Blas Islands, Panama This large quilt is composed of thirty-six molas, including some depicting various animals and sea creatures, Jesus Ch...

Rugs named after the town of Boujad were woven by Arab or Arabised Berber tribes, who are principally located on the southwestern foothills of the Middle Atlas mountains, in a region...

Hand knotted in wool circa 1970s, this vintage 5x8 Turkish rug, features traditional designs with an inspiration from Azerbaijani tribal rugs and similar provenances On the Design:...

Hand Knotted in wool, this vintage 6x10 Oushak rug with tribal motifs and references to floral symbols in the geometric patterns, is from a distinct collection of young end-of-the-mi...

Antique rugs that are called “Kilim rugs”, primarily refer to a type of flat weave rug that was produced without knotted pile. Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the same time period, depict weavers producing rugs and carpets of this kind. Since this is one of the oldest methods of rug production, it is considered to be primitive...

Soumak rugs (also spelled Sumak) – This construction technique produces a flat-weave rug that is thick, strong and exceptionally durable. Unlike kilims, Soumak rugs are not reversible because non-clipped yarns are left on the back. However, they are also stronger than kilims. Antique Soumak carpets are unique because the wefts are used to produce decorative patterns rather than as a structural element. Antique Soumak rugs are generally very finely woven and feature richly detailed motifs. Traditionally, these spectacular flat-weave carpets are decorated with ancient symbols, tiny birds and geometric animals. Many of these geometric patterns and tribal symbols are associated with the Shahsavan tribe. In the 17th century, these influential warriors served as the personal bodyguards to Shah Abbas according to historic legends. The Shahsavan, who used Soumak weaving techniques widely, inhabited modern-day Azerbaijan and parts of Northwest Persia near Ardabil. Because Soumak rugs were woven in various carpet producing regions, the designs they feature are exceptionally diverse. Although they are fairly rare compared to pile carpets and traditional kilims, antique Soumak rugs feature grand medallions, finely executed repeating patterns, Persian garden designs and tribal motifs that are surrounded by multiple sets of richly detailed borders. Antique Soumak rugs make outstanding floor coverings, but the technique was also used to construct bags, trappings, saddle covers, decorative bed spreads and functional household items. Like other regional handicrafts, antique Soumak rugs are highly decorative and diverse textile pieces that flatter modern furnishings and soften minimalist interiors very well. Soumak or Sumak is a type of brocading or flat-woven pile. Thicker than a kilim carpet, it is accomplished by looping the yarn horizontally around successive pairs of warps in between passes of over-under wefting. When compressed vertically with a weaver’s comb, the resultant texture looks like cabling rising slightly from the surface of the rug. Soumak is named for the village of Shemaka in the Caucasus where this technique was widely practiced, but it certainly was not invented there. Soumak has been practiced extensively across the antique rug producing world, from Central Asia to Iran, the Caucasus, and Turkey. Antique Soumak Weave Techniques: Soumak Weave – The art of fine rug weaving and making is ancient and complex. Over the centuries, a myriad of disparate cultures, from every corner of the globe, have developed methods of creating tight, long-lasting weaves, such as rugs, carpets, and kilims. As such, there is no singular, universal method for creating a fine weave; rather, there are several different, totally distinctive weaving techniques. These techniques and approaches have been developed over time and that are unique to the area, tribe and or people. One specific example of a type of weave that was developed and is still used to this day is the Soumak weave. The widespread adaptation of the Soumak weave by such a wide range of different rug-producing cultures is certainly a rather strong testament to the quality and “reproducibility” of the process — cornerstones of any long-lasted artistic technique. One of the most familiar types of antique weaving from the Caucasus region is the Soumak. These were produced in a wide array of designs, but generally they are typified by a crisp, precise drawing applied to highly abstract or stylized geometric patterns, using a rich and varied palette. In technical terms, Soumaks are flatwoven rugs. Their technique is related to that of kilims, but it is somewhat more complex, thicker in handle, and more durable as floor covering. As opposed to Kilim technique which consists of compacted weft facing simply running over and under the vertical wraps, Soumak weave runs the yarns around the warps in a serpentine pattern, over two, back one, over two back one, and so forth. The rows of this yarn facing or brocading are then separated by wefts like the rows of knots in pile carpets. The origin of this technique is hard to pinpoint, but it is attested literally from one end of the rug-producing world to the other. The term Soumak is apparently a corruption of the name Shemaka, a town in the Shirvan region of the Caucasus, where such rugs, it is often claimed, were made. However Soumaks were made in various areas of the Caucasus and the region north of Kuba seems to have been a major center of their production. Caucasian Soumaks have a very interesting design repertory, with a number of distinct types or groups. From the perspective of carpet history, the most interesting group is the one that utilizes field designs of large polygonal medallions, often in the shape of diamonds or stars. These tend to be modeled on early Turkish pile carpets, especially those of the so-called “small pattern Holbein” and “large pattern Holbein” types produced in Western Turkey during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. A key feature of the Holbein rugs is the use of small squares with horn-like hooked pairs as fillers in the indentations along the edge of the main medallions. Caucasian Soumaks of this type reproduce even these details with remarkable consistency and fidelity. The various smaller motifs used as space fillers seem to come from the common tribal repertory behind most Caucasian and Turkish rugs. The borders of Caucasian Soumaks tend to be made up of small geometric medallions or stylized rosettes, although they can be surprising, as on the example shown here which is adapted from kilim designs. A second major group of Caucasian Soumaks have allover field designs made up of smaller medallions arranged closely in staggered repetition. Some of these which have multi-pointed star-like configuration (the so-called Crivelli-Star) also come from the repertory of early Turkish rugs. But the oval medallions with undulating edges are floral palmettes of classical Persian derivation. Despite the varied origins of the design elements, the Soumaks of this group still convey considerable stylistic homogeneity or integrity. The borders of this second group are much the same as those of the first, although the example shown here has a highly unusual border that derives once again from early Turkish rugs. A third group of Caucasian Soumaks stems from more local traditions. Known as “Dragon Soumaks...

It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper closure. Dry cleaning is recommended.

It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper closure. Dry cleaning is recommended.

It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper closure. Dry cleaning is recommended.

Beautiful extralarge mid century tribal Moroccan rug with geometrical design and light colors with beige, blue and brown, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation. ...

It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper closure. Dry cleaning is recommended.  

It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper closure. Dry cleaning is recommended.  

It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper closure. Dry cleaning is recommended    

The visibly abrashed grey field goes from pale flannel to near charcoal-slate and supports a tonally random scatter of small squares in straw, chocolate, ecru, sienna and goldenrod. ...

The light rust-buff field displays a Caucasian Kuba pattern of pointed and faceted octogrammes and tilted, light blue hexagonal "scorpions", all detailed in old ivory, medium brown, ...

It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper closure. Dry cleaning is recommended.  

It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper closure. Dry cleaning is recommended.  

A rare set of 5 chairs by Sido & François Thévenin.

Pakistani Bukhara carpet from the 1970s, in orange and emerald green colors. Ø cm 280 h cm 190 Bukhara-type rugs are named after the city of the ...

A rare Throne armchair by François & Sido Thévenin.

One of a kind Christmas stockings. These Christmas stocking were made using a vintage Moroccan Berber rug. The front is 100% pure luxurious hand-spun wool, the backing is cotton. So...

This vintage 2x5 Persian kilim is a tribal Sofreh rug—handwoven in wool circa 1970-1980. Further on the Design: Sofreh Kilims like this piece are known for their minimalist patter...

Hand knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation. circa 1970 Dimensions: 10'7" x 12'9" Origin: Iran Condition: Excellent Field color: Burgundy Border color: Ivory ...

Intriguing good looking mask artistically made of combination of hand crafted beads ,shells , and hand painted wood. To make such a exceptional object of art for display. Custom-mad...

Red Vintage Moroccan Amazigh rug North African tribal design - Djoharian Collection Berber rugs and carpets are mainly made in Morocco, Tunesia and Alge...

This vintage 4x4 square Persian kilim is a tribal Sofreh rug—handwoven in wool circa 1970-1980. Further on the Design: Sofreh Kilims like this piece are known for their minimalist ...

This vintage 3x4 Persian Kilim is a tribal rug of Sofreh provenance—handwoven in wool circa 1970-1980. Further on the Design: This piece employs an open field style in rich chocolate brown and rust colors, as well as vibrant geometric patterns in its borders. These borders and accents favor navy blue and red among many hues, and the simple but intricate design exemplifies the cozy works of this provenance. A keen eye may note the perfect symmetry, and that this may even be a flat-weave bag...

This vintage 4x5 Persian kilim is a tribal Sofreh rug—handwoven in wool circa 1970-1980. Further on the Design: Sofreh Kilims like this piece are known for their minimalist pattern...

This vintage 4x4 square Persian kilim is a tribal Sofreh rug—handwoven in wool circa 1970-1980. Further on the Design: Sofreh Kilims like this piece are known for their minimalist ...

This vintage 4x4 square Persian kilim is a tribal Sofreh rug—handwoven in wool circa 1970-1980. Further on the Design: Sofreh Kilims like this piece are known for their minimalist ...