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Place of Origin: North African
Intriguing Egyptian Relief Carving Framed
Located in Medina, OH
Transport yourself to ancient Egypt with The Passage, a captivating relief carving of ancient hieroglyphics. This relief carving is encased in an elegant gold and white frame. A re...
Category
Late 20th Century Egyptian North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
Antique Hand Tooled Leather Moroccan Bag Wall Decor
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique leather African Moroccan satchel bag with flap decorated with traditional Moorish embroideries.
Hand-tooled in Marrakech, this is an old antique shoulder slim bag, merchants in Morocco when traveling used this bag under their coat to put their money and valuables and medicine.
This messenger shoulder leather African bag...
Category
Early 20th Century North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Leather
Large Moroccan Tribal Art Parchment Wall Shade Sconce
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large pair of African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These art piec...
Category
20th Century Folk Art North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Iron
Large Wrought Iron Scrolling Wall Mounted Bracket for Lanterns or Signs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large hand crafted iron scroll design wall bracket.
Wrought iron handcrafted wall-bracket for lanterns or signs.
Perfect for hanging lights or plants outdoors.
Scrolling wall-mou...
Category
Late 20th Century Moorish North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
19th Century, Silk Bordered Caftan
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Amazing silk North African caftan, hand-stitched beautiful embroidered details. Framed in a large shadow box, this piece is a visual treat.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique North African Wall Decorations
Terres Marocaines Nadia Demnati, France Marie Fiorese Book
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Terres marocaines ( Moroccan land) French book
Nadia Demnati , France Marie Fiorese.
1997 , 48 pp Nadia Demnati , France, Marie Fiorese Photos with Artifacts in it Rencontres médit...
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20th Century Folk Art North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Wall Mounted Iron Bracket for Lanterns or Signs
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand crafted iron scroll design wall bracket.
Vintage wrought iron handcrafted wall-bracket for lanterns or signs.
Perfect for hanging lights or plants outdoors.
Scrolling wall-m...
Category
Late 20th Century Moorish North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Over the Desert Au Fil du Désert Textiles from the Nomadic Desert Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Over the Desert - Tents And Weaving Of Nomadic Pastors.
Au fil du de´sert: Tentes et tissages des pasteurs nomades de Me´diterrane´e
(French Edition)
(French language) Paperback...
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1990s Modern North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Folk Art Gafsa Kilim Wall Hanging with Blue and Turquoise Figure Motifs, 1970s
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Charming vintage handmade woven Tunisian Gafsa wall hanging, complete with a certificate of authenticity. This exquisite kilim rug, crafted in the 1970s, showcases the rich cultural ...
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1970s Decorative Wooden Window in Moorish Style Hand Painted in Red Colors
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Decorative Wooden Window in Moorish Style Hand Painted in Red Colors
Category
Late 20th Century North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Antique Berber Henna-Dyed Woman's Ceremonial Head Scarf
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head cover in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdellah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the re...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Persian Engraved Ghalam-Zani Brass Islamic Vases with Wooden Wall Brackets
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful pair of Persian engraved Ghalam-zani Islamic brass vases on Middle Eastern Syrian Moorish style wooden wall decorative brackets.
The small Moorish brass vases are finely hand-chased with elaborate designs and presented on hand crafted wooden Arabian brackets inlaid with shell and Syrian fretwork decor.
Engraving (Ghalam-zani) is a term, for artistic metalworking, it is one of the original Persian handicraft, the art of engraving and embossing, hammering, repousse and chasing elaborate designs, patterns and shapes on metals such as copper, silver, gold, and brass to form minute detailed reliefs or small engraved patterns.
Art engraving has a long history in Iran and in the Middle East back to more than several thousand years ago.
Wooden wall brackets...
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19th Century Moorish Antique North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Large Moroccan Silk Handmade Tassel Passementerie Curtain Tieback in Olive Green
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Moroccan Silk Handmade Tassel Passementerie Curtain Tieback in Olive Green.
A beautiful large Moroccan silver metal and silk handmade tassel pa...
Category
Late 20th Century Islamic North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Rug/Wall Art by Jean Arp Edition Marie Cuttoli/Lucie Weill
By Jean Arp
Located in North Miami, FL
As featured in architectural digest's article (August 31, 2013) of Geoffrey Beene's guest bedroom, this rug was acquired at his estate sale after his passing.
Conceived, circa 1928-1930 and executed in the 1960s by Marie Cuttoli...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Tribal Moroccan Tapestry
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tribal Moroccan Tapestry in mohair.
Category
20th Century North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Mohair
Moroccan Antique Bronze Cover with Brass Etched Decor
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Very handsome large-scale handcrafted cover.
Large handmade Moroccan ceremonial brass vessel for covering wedding presents, hand-forged in Fez.
Perfect as center piece for food cove...
Category
20th Century Moorish North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Vintage Moroccan Boucherouite Tapestry Rug in Ultra-Modern Abstract Design
Located in Barrington, IL
This striking vintage Moroccan Boucherouite tapestry rug, hand-crafted circa mid-20th century, is a vibrant celebration of artistic expression and cultural heritage. Woven from a mix of recycled textiles, this one-of-a-kind piece features a bold, ultra-modern geometric composition in brilliant shades of red, pink, blue, green, purple, yellow, and earthy browns. The abstract design evokes the spirit of mid-century modern art, drawing visual parallels to the works of Josef Albers and Paul Klee, as well as the storied textile traditions of the Gee’s Bend quilts from Alabama.
With its dynamic asymmetry, saturated palette, and raw textile beauty, this rug functions equally well as a decorative wall tapestry or as a centerpiece in a contemporary interior. Ideal for eclectic, bohemian, or art-forward spaces, it exemplifies the spontaneous creativity and rich folk artistry of Morocco’s Berber weaving traditions.
Dimensions: 5’ 8” x 7’ 2”
Date of Manufacture: 3rd Quarter 20th century
Place of Origin: Morocco
Material: Cotton, Wool
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use
The Persian Knot Gallery, SKU 1487
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Category
1960s Vintage North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Wonderful vintage Egyptian Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century Egyptian tapestry (in style of Egyptian Ramsès Wissa Wassef School Tapestries), with beautiful design of mosque in the city and beau...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Cotton
The Land and People of Morocco by William Spencer, 1973
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The land and people of Morocco (Portraits of the nations series) Hardcover –
January 1, 1973
by William Spencer (Author)
Introduces the land, histo...
Category
20th Century Moorish North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Poster Helwan Spa Egypt For Rheumatism Health Water Travel Art
Located in London, GB
Original antique health travel poster advertising Helwan Spa Egypt for Rheumatism featuring a colourful and bright design by Herbert Leslie Greener (190...
Category
1910s Vintage North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vintage Moroccan Blue Kilim Rug with Geometric Border and Two Diamond Lozenges
Located in Morristown, NJ
Antique early 20th century Moroccan Kilim rug, with two central diamond medallions,
made in simple flat-woven or tapestry technique, in which the pattern is produced by horizontal wefts that cover the vertical warps. The ground is a denim blue color with browns, greens, beiges, pinks and blues woven into the border decoration and diamond medallions.
The desire for the ‘exotic’ rug family in Western culture played no small part in the entrance of Moroccan style to the world stage and the gradual western influence on the style we see today. Given their thinner, supple structure, Kilim rugs are usable not only as decorative floor covering, but also as wall hangings and on furniture or bed coverlets...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Flatweave Wool Rug 69" x 55" Beautiful Striped Pattern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful Moroccan Hand Woven Flat Weave Rug or Carpet, Moroccan, early 20th Century. It measures an impressive 69" x 55.5. This piece was probabl...
Category
20th Century Tribal North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Five Islamic Wrought Iron Wall Decorations or Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Original hand-wrought Islamic ironwork from French North Africa serving as wall-mounted sculptures / decorative art panels.
Sober, beautiful, timeless.
5 pieces. Priced and sold ...
Category
19th Century Islamic Antique North African Wall Decorations
Egyptian Round Brass Tray with Silver and Copper Overlay Wall Hanging Decor
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Egyptian Revival Round Brass Tray with Silver and Copper Overlay Wall Hanging.
Dimensions: 14 in. diameter.
Circa 1970.
Vintage Wall Hanging Egyptian decorative handcrafted metal cop...
Category
Mid-20th Century Egyptian North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Egyptian Round Brass Tray with Silver and Copper Overlay Wall Hanging 1970
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Egyptian Revival Round Brass Tray with Silver and Copper Overlay Wall Hanging.
Dimensions: 8.75 in. diameter.
Label in the back with the Artist Name: Mohamed El Zareif, handmade in E...
Category
Mid-20th Century Egyptian Revival North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of Beautiful Litographic Postcards from North Africa by Lehnert & Landrock
By Franz Lenhart
Located in Mexico, DF
A beautiful Set of 20 Postcards with original photos of Arab cultures of North Africa created and commercialized by Lehnert & Landrock and signed "Editeurs L&L". This was a photographic studio run by Rudolf Franz Lehnert (Germany 1878-1948) and Ernst Heinrich Landrock (Bohemia 1878-1966) active in Tunisia and Egypt in the early 20th century, noted for producing Orientalist images of North African people...
Category
Early 20th Century Moorish North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
KALEIDO Shelving Unit
Located in Giza Governorate, EG
“Kaleido panels” were designed to break boundaries and rigid formalities, inviting us instead -through the distinct use of colors and shapes -into a world of playfulness. Inspired by...
Category
2010s Modern North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Bobyrug’s nice Vintage Tunisian Native Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century Tunisian tapestry with beautiful native design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation.
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"Experi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Moroccan Primitive Azilal Rug as Modern Artwork with Shag Pile
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Primitive and dramatic Moroccan rug with modern taste : to put on wall, as an artwork.
No comment: the colors and the drawing expresses a remarkable creative force
(nr. 106 C.P. pri...
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Moroccan / Berber Rug
Located in Brecht, BE
Amazing use of color here, hand woven by a berber lady early 20th century, gives me the feeling of contemporary art... in very good condition, can be used as wall hanging or on the f...
Category
Early 20th Century North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kilim Oriental Market 'Baazar' Design, ca. 1920
Located in Ferrara, IT
This is a semi-antique pictorial Egyptian Kilim woven during the first quarter of the 20th century circa 1920 and measures 177 x 144CM in size. Its desi...
Category
Early 20th Century Other North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
19th Century Egyptian Figures Continental Oil on Canvas
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of early 19th Century Continental School Oil on canvas. One portrays Egyptian Figures at a table with Hieroglyphics, and the other one a flute player and a singer. The scenes are from a funerary banquet, from the Tomb of Nenkhef. Both are framed in matching silver gild...
Category
18th Century Antique North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Travel Advertising Poster for Algeria State Railways Morocco, Figuig, c.1926
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Original vintage travel advertising poster titled "Chemins de Fer Algeriens de L'Etat, Le Sud Algerien, Le Figuig" - "Algerian State Railways, Sothern Algeria, Figuig." The artwork i...
Category
20th Century North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
19th Century Egyptian Textile Fragment
Located in Esbeek, NL
19th century ancient Egyptian cloth fragment.
Category
19th Century Antique North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Textile
Rare Embroidered Ouedzem Tunisian Tissue or Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare and Vintage embroidered Tunisian Ouedzem carpet or tissue - from private collection -
IDEA: use this item on Your bed or on wall, like a tapestry.
There is a pillow to comple...
Category
1960s Tribal Vintage North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Large Moroccan Round Brass Tray Wall Decor, circa 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage Moroccan round brass tray, wall hanging decorative platter. Circa 1950s.
Engraved and embossed large 38 inches round midcentury...
Category
Mid-20th Century Islamic North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Graphic Old Moroccan Rug AIT OAGHARDA
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
My carpets are not affected by fashions. Enjoy one genuine product, made to keep You company and be part of Your home. This one is like the sun and the moon, according to the hours o...
Category
1950s Moorish Vintage North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Vintage Egyptian Pictorial Kilim Rug, 05'00 x 03'05
By Ramses Wissa Wassef Workshop
Located in Dallas, TX
78927 Vintage Egyptian Pictorial Kilim Rug, 05'00 x 03'05. Step into a world where the sands of time meet the vibrant traditions of village life with this stunning handwoven wool vin...
Category
Late 20th Century Egyptian North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Wall Decoration, Bas Relief in Patinated Bronze in the Taste of Ancient Egypt.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wall decoration, bas relief in patinated bronze in the taste of ancient Egypt, 20th century.
Wall decoration, bas relief in the taste of ancient Egypt in patinated bronze. Originall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Egyptian North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
“The Souk” Limited Edition Etching by Azoulay Guillaume
By Guillaume Azoulay
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely limited edition etching, namely, “The Souk” limited edition etching by Azoulay Guillaume.
From 1982 the etching is numbered an...
Category
Late 20th Century Moorish North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vintage Berber Moroccan Textile
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
78448 Vintage Berber Moroccan Textile, 01'03 x 01'04. Emanating nomadic charm and steeped in ancient Berber history, this handwoven Moroccan fragment is a captivating vision of woven...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Low Relief, Wall Decoration in Patinated Bronze in the Taste of Ancient Egypt.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Low relief, wall decoration in patinated bronze in the taste of ancient Egypt, 20th century.
Wall decoration, bas relief in the taste of ancient Egypt in patinated bronze, 20th cent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Egyptian Revival North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
"Tea and Smoke in the Bath, " Important Scene in Moroccan Hammam by Azema
By Jacques Azema
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic and important drawing by Jacques Azéma depicts two Moroccan male youth in the hammam or bath house, relaxing in the nude and imbibing in tea...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Professionally Framed Antique Algerian Embroidery, Algeria, late 19th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
Script in the center reads ' El Cezir ', Algeria
First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame.
L...
Category
Late 19th Century Suzani Antique North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk
Mountain Stream, Signed Framed and Numbered Lithograph by John Fassolas, 1979
By Georges Seurat
Located in Morristown, NJ
John Fassolas (Egyptian, b. 1947), Mountain Stream, 1979, Color lithograph, signed, titled, dated, and numbered 22/45 in pencil
A luminous and meditative color lithograph by Egyptia...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
Pair of Moroccan Wall Brackets
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage pair of Moroccan wall brackets crafted in brass and metal in moorish form featuring open fretwork medallions set in hand hammered perforated panels.
Category
Mid-20th Century Moorish North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Brass
Moorish Brass Inlaid Camel Saddle /Towel Rack
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Moorish Brass inlaid camel saddle /towel rack
The finest example, heavily inlaid with brass, possibly originally an officers or wealthy persons saddle.
Can be easily mounted and ...
Category
19th Century Moorish Antique North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass, Iron
"Tutankhamun" - Textile Patchwork Tapestry c 1925
Located in Kastrup, DK
When the British Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, it created a great interest in Egyptian pharaohs.
This wall hanging...
Category
20th Century Other North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Textile
Moroccan Orientalist Framed Giclee
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Orientalist Moroccan scene giclee painting of the King o Morocco.
French orientalist reproduction painting of Mohamed V coming back from exile with a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moorish North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Bobyrug’s Nice Antique Long Moroccan Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the timeless elegance of a Berber Moroccan Kilim from the early 20th century. This exquisite flat rug boasts a captivating geometric tribal design in stunning natural colors...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Mid-20th Century Tribal Baknough Woman's Head Covering, Tunisia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal baknough (woman's head covering), Chott Oulad Amar, Tunisia.
This is an unusual baknough from a very small area on the Tunisian ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Very Pretty Vintage Colourful Moroccan Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful mid century Moroccan berbere Kilim with nice geometrical tribal design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool on wool foundation.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Vintage Moroccan Handcrafted Ceramic Yellow Bowl
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan hand-painted glazed ceramic plate with a yellow background and adorned with geometric black Moorish designs.
Signed in the back in Arabic “Safi", which is the ci...
Category
Late 20th Century Moorish North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Egyptian Middle Eastern Tray Overlaid with Islamic Writing in Silver
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Islamic Arabic calligraphy circular tray with silver overlay.
Round Egyptian brass tray overlaid with metal silver and copper Islamic calligraphy ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Islamic North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Bobyrug’s Vintage Tribal Moroccan Kilim Runner
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful colorful long Moroccan Kilim with nice tribal geometrical design and beautiful colors, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundation.
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"Experience the epitome of lu...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Vintage Native Design Egyptian Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century Egyptian tapestry with a childish design of town and nice colors, entirely hand woven with wool and cotton.
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"Experience the epi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Antique Berber colourful Moroccan Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful long mid century Moroccan Kilim with beautiful tribal design and nice colors, entirely hand woven with wool on wool foundation.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
809, Pair of African Clothes
Located in Paris, FR
pair of very decorative African clothing.
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage North African Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton
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