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Tapestries For Sale
Style: Folk Art
Style: Native American
Antique Navajo Rug Yei Navajo Rare Human Geometric Handmade Wool Ivory, 1940
Located in New York, NY
Navajo rug flat woven rug tapestry beige Measures: 4' x6' (3'11" x 5'7") 119cm x 170cm Circa 1920 "The woolen rug has a white background color on which are three stylized figures on each side of a center cornstalk. All are surrounded on three sides by a "guardian "figure - one side is the head and the body - the other side are the legs. The rug is a Navajo Yei rug. All the figures are holding prayer sticks; there are feathers attached to the elbows of the figures in a vertical line. The colors of the rug are white, red, maroon, blue, tan, brown, grey, orange, rust and gold. The most common type of Navajo Yei rug are those with a white background color. Navajo Yei rugs were made at Lukachukai or in the Shiprock area or even Ganado. It is a fact that a Navajo Yei rug with many Yei figures and many colors will garner the highest value. While Yei rugs are technically woven for the floor, they were often placed on couches, or hung on the wall like paintings, few actually touched the ground. The Yei figure is a frequently used pattern in Navajo rugs. Male Yei figures are generally pictured with round heads, and female Yei figures with square heads. Modern Yei rugs are more often pictorial compositions, showing a row of front-facing stylized stick figures with a Rainbow Guardian which protects the figures on three sides, indicating the sand painting roots of this particular style. The Yei rug portrays ceremonies on a desire for healing, not only physical health, but also mental, spiritual, and even material well-being. The "Holy People...
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1940s Persian Navajo Vintage Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Bobyrug’s Wonderful art deco period Peruvian tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of this art deco style Peruvian hand-woven tapestry featuring the exquisite design of the women working in the village. There’s a monogram of the name of the ar...
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Mid-20th Century Peruvian Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Antique Sampler, 1834 by Ann Kelk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
1834 'Knowledge' Sampler by Ann Kelk. The sampler is worked in silk on a linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Simple embroidered border. Colors black, crea...
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1830s English Folk Art Antique Tapestries

American framed needle work sampler by Seraphina Learned, 1800's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American sampler of silk floss on linen with a modest zig-zag border framing an uppercase letter alphabet, followed by a cursive alphabet, a lower case alphabet, and the numerals one...
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Early 18th Century American Folk Art Antique Tapestries

Materials

Linen, Silk

Bobyrug’s pretty vintage Peruvian tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the timeless beauty of this exquisite vintage South American Peru tapestry. Adorned with a captivating native design showcasing a vibrant town w...
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Mid-20th Century Peruvian Native American Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Mexican Rug Chiapas Wool Indigenous Technique Red Black Carpet Folk Art Tribal
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
This colorful rug is handwoven in the Southern state of Chiapas in Mexico by Javier Intzín. This beautiful cozy wool tapestry is hand knotted in fixed loom, a very traditional indigenous folk art...
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2010s Mexican Native American Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Large Mid-Century Folk Art Norman Knight Wool Wall Hanging or Tapestry
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Exceptionally distinctive and fun vintage folk art wool wall hanging, exuding a captivating "Kilim" style portraying a knight from Normandy, France. Skillfully hand-woven, dating bac...
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Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Fruitwood

Vintage Folk Art Ecuadorian Tapestry with Olga Fisch Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78310 Vintage Folk Art Ecuadorian tapestry with olga Fisch style, 01'11 x 02'09
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Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Framed Hmong Appliqué Textile Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
Dating to the mid-20th century, this colorful Hmong textile is a classic example of the appliqué technique used for the traditional cloth known as paj n...
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20th Century Southeast Asian Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Fabric

Antique Navajo Rug Flatwoven Geometric Tree of Life Handwoven Rug Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Navajo rug flat woven rug tapestry beige Measures: 4' x6' (3'11" x 5'7") 119cm x 170cm Circa 1920 "The woolen rug has a white background color on which are three stylized figures on each side of a center cornstalk. All are surrounded on three sides by a "guardian "figure - one side is the head and the body - the other side are the legs. The rug is a Navajo Yei rug...
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1940s Persian Navajo Vintage Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Antique 1830 English Sampler by S. Norman, What is Life
Located in Bridgeport, CT
By S. Norman. With a now brown toned background and overall embroidery with birds, trees, flower baskets and architecture. With an English newspaper on the back. sight 14 3/4 x 12"...
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19th Century English Folk Art Antique Tapestries

Materials

Fabric, Glass, Wood

Antique 1832 Sampler, Jane Peacock Age 8, Friendship
Located in Bridgeport, CT
By Jane Peacock age 8. With a Friendship poem along with embroidered birds, squirrels, and a charming house in the country with a dog in the yard. A pretty floral vine border on all ...
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Tapestries

Materials

Fabric, Glass, Wood

Vintage Yei Navajo Non Identical Pair Rug Human Hand woven Wool Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Pair Yei Navajo Tapestries Tapestry Flat Woven Rug 8x6 8x5 234cm 176cm 226cm x 143cm "This is a pair of magnificent vintage Yei Navajo tapestries. This pair can be...
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1940s North American Navajo Vintage Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Framed Needlepoint Sailboat Ocean Dock Scene
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Vintage framed needlepoint features an intricate still life image of a fruit bowl and a solid wood frame. Good condition with minor imperfections consistent with age, see photos for ...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Vintage Raffia Macrame Owl Wall Art
Located in East Hampton, NY
This 1960s vintage raffia woven wall art with natural driftwood. This is a wonderfully organic art form. THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP FROM OUR MI...
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1960s American Folk Art Vintage Tapestries

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Raffia, Driftwood

George Edouard Tremblay Folk Art Hooked Rug, Mat or Tapestry of a Winter Scene
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This framed hooked rug or mat was done by the well known George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canada in approximately 1940 in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Burlap, Pine

Picasso Limited Edition Artist Rug/Wall hanging by Desso, Netherlands, 1996
Located in Buffalo, NY
Picasso limited edition artist rug or Wall hanging by Desso, Netherlands 1996 Based on the work of Pablo Picasso entitled "Le peintre et son...
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1990s Dutch Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Wool

George Edouard Tremblay Folk Art Hooked Rug, Mat or Tapestry of a Winter Scene
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This framed hooked rug or mat was done by the well known George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canada in approximately 1940 in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Burlap, Pine

George Edouard Tremblay Folk Art Hooked Rug, Mat or Tapestry of a Winter Scene
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This framed hooked rug or mat was done by the well known artist George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canada in approximately 1940 in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool on burlap which has been mounted on masonite board and framed in a rustic styled wooden frame. The rug depicts a winter woodland scene of a horse and sleigh and sugar shack...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Burlap, Pine

George Edouard Tremblay Folk Art Hooked Rug, Mat or Tapestry of a Winter Scene
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This framed hooked rug or mat was is being attributed to the well known artist George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canadaand dates to approximately 1940 and done in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool on burlap which has been mounted on masonite board and framed in a rustic styled wooden frame. The rug depicts a winter woodland scene with a horse and sleigh and sugar shack...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Burlap, Pine

19th Century Transitional Period American Navajo Carpet (5'5" x 7'2"-165 x 218)
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Transitional Period American Navajo Carpet ( 5'5" x 7'2"-165 x 218 )
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1880s American Navajo Antique Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Antique Navajo Rug Rare Trellis Rug Optical Antique Handwoven Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Antique Navajo Rug Flatwoven Geometric Optical Illusion Handwoven 2x3 Tapestry 2.3" x 3.2" 97cm x 66cm. "Magnificent Navajo rug with a super rare geometric optical illusion."-ARC Navajo rugs made from the Crystal area are known for their soft, beautiful, muted earth tones achieved by vegetal dyes. Some colors you can expect from these natural rugs are tan, grey, white, brown, orange, red and yellow. Geometric patterns are usually the focus of these Crystal rugs which are handwoven. The rugs come in a variety of sizes from under four feet to over seven feet long. Though inspired by J.B. Moore more than 100 years ago, by the 1940's, the Crystal style changed with the times. Original J.B. Moore era Crystal Navajo rugs...
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1940s American Navajo Vintage Tapestries

Materials

Wool

George Edouard Tremblay Folk Art Hooked Rug, Mat or Tapestry of a Winter Scene
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This framed hooked rug or mat was done by the well known George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canada in approximately 1940 in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Burlap, Pine

George Edouard Tremblay Folk Art Hooked Rug, Mat or Tapestry of a Winter Scene
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This framed hooked rug or mat was done by the well known George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canada in approximately 1940 in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Pine, Wool, Burlap

American Needlework Sampler by Eliza Jordan, Aged 12, Late 18th Century
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique American needlework sampler by Eliza Jordan, aged 12, late 18th century, a very fine and fanciful pictorial needlework sampler on l...
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Late 18th Century American Folk Art Antique Tapestries

Materials

Linen

George Edouard Tremblay Folk Art Hooked Rug, Mat or Tapestry of a Winter Scene
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This framed hooked rug or mat was done by the well known George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canada in approximately 1940 in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Burlap, Pine

American Child's Sampler, Circa 1887 by "Clara R. Nolan"
Located in Incline Village, NV
Charming American Sampler by "Clara R. Nolan"; well made, bright and colorful, with an intricate needlepoint floral rose petal border in colors of red...
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1880s Folk Art Antique Tapestries

Materials

Linen

Handwoven Brown Alpaca Wool Throw Blanket by Frida & Blu
Located in Point Lonsdale, AU
This large throw can be used as a blanket or as a picnic rug, is designed by artisan Racio Del Barco in Cuzco and handloomed by women weavers in a remote community, Ollantaytambo, Pe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Native American Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Alpaca, Natural Fiber

George Edouard Tremblay Folk Art Hooked Rug, Mat or Tapestry of an Autumn Scene
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This framed hooked rug or mat was done by the well known George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canada in approximately 1940 in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Burlap, Pine

Handwoven Blue Alpaca Wool Throw Blanket by Frida & Blu
Located in Point Lonsdale, AU
This blue Oasis Alpaca large throw can be used as a blanket or as a picnic rug, designed by artisan Racio Del Barco in Cuzco and hand-loomed by women weavers in a remote community, O...
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21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Native American Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Alpaca, Natural Fiber

Tapestry Peacock, Girafe, Lion, Deer, Exotic Birds Floral Folk Naive
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare folk, naive, vernacular tapestry - Mythical quality depicting reminiscent of a garden of paradise with the animals and birds in harmony with each other. - Charming tapestry de...
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1880s French Folk Art Antique Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Kuna Mola Appliqué Brightly Colored Bird Wall Tapestry, Central America
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large brightly colored fabric appliqué collage tapestry of a bird with fish in its mouth. This dramatic fabric piece features carefully cut geometric pieces of fabric, fashioned an...
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20th Century Panamanian Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Fabric

Vibrantly Colored South or Central American Tapestry
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vibrantly colored hand made South American folk art tapestry or poncho, Central or South America, circa 1960s. We purchased the estate of an Atlanta ...
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1950s Peruvian Folk Art Vintage Tapestries

Materials

Fabric, Acrylic

Large Antique Band Sampler, c.1725, by Mary Gatehouse
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Large Antique Band Sampler, c.1725, by Mary Gatehouse. The sampler is worked in silk on a linen ground, in a variety of stitches. No border, divider lines...
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1720s British Folk Art Antique Tapestries

Materials

Silk

19th Century Native Chippewa Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Chippewa bandolier bag with a pocket. Unique outer edging around center bag with bugle beads, and white and red bugle beads ending in white tuffs at bottom. Matching shoulder straps having bugle beads and green fringe at divide. Nice and visual vintage piece of Native American...
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1890s American Native American Antique Tapestries

Materials

Other

Child's Sampler, American Dated "1887"
Located in Incline Village, NV
Charming child's diminutive needlepoint on linen, American sampler, measuring 10" x 10"; incorporating the proverbial 26 letters of the alphabet and t...
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1880s American Folk Art Antique Tapestries

Materials

Linen

Bobyrug’s Beautiful Vintage Navajo Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century South American tapestry with beautiful design with eagle and brown and yellow colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotto...
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Mid-20th Century South American Navajo Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Indigo African Asian Bohemian Embroidery Tapestry Elephants Horses Kings
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful wall art, wall hanging, tattered and very old, origin unknown.
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19th Century Unknown Folk Art Antique Tapestries

Materials

Fabric

Susani Embroidery, Wall Hanging or Bed Cover or Table Cover
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Festive and elegant Susani embroidery, suitable for bed or table or wall. Silk embroidery on a cotton ground. B/ 2003 - cm. 213x 177.   
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1960s Turkmen Folk Art Vintage Tapestries

Materials

Silk, Cotton

19th Century Native Chippewa Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Chippewa fully beaded bandolier bag with full size pocket, floral beading on intermediate panel and delicate edge beading and faceted bead drops. ...
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Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Tapestries

Materials

Other

Native Mexican Chiapas Weaved Blouse for Wall Hanging Decoration Huipil Blue
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Have you ever stared up at the stars on a clear night sky and felt that surreal sense of awe, wondering what’s out there? Through her weaving, master artisan Yolanda Hernández giv...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Native American Tapestries

Materials

Thread

African Textile Kuba, suitable for table or Wall Hanging or Backrest Covering
By Kuba
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
B/1676. Old African textile from Kuba, Zaire: with small shells as ornament. An IDEA: use this item as backrest covering of a sofa !
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Raffia, Cotton

Colorful Hand Embroidered Textile Wood and Glass Tray with Lizard Motif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful wooden serving tray featuring a hand-embroidered quilted lizard motif textile under glass. This colorful serving tray will be fantastic either hung on a wall or used to s...
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20th Century Panamanian Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Fabric, Glass, Wood

Antique Silkwork Embroidery of a Bird in a Tree
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Antique Silkwork embroidery of a bird in a tree. The embroidery is worked in silks on silk ground, in a variety of stitches. Colours black, blue, cop...
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1820s English Folk Art Antique Tapestries

Materials

Textile

19th Century Chippewa Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Genuine Native American Chippewa floral beaded bandolier bag with full size pocket. Intermediate panel beaded on black velvet. Matching shoulder s...
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1890s American Native American Antique Tapestries

Materials

Beads

Navajo Crystal Area Weaving/Runner
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo crystal with graphic black and red borders. 6'2" x 3'7". Great for hallway as runner length. Little wear. Origin: Navajo, Southwest Period: circa 1910 Dimensions: 6'2" x 3'7...
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1910s American Native American Vintage Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Vintage French Tapestry. 10 ft 8 in x 7 ft 9 in
By Pinton
Located in New York, NY
A Breathtaking French Aubusson Tapestry titled “Mid Summer Dance” by Lars Gynning, Country of Origin : France, Circa Date: Mid 20th Century – Size: 10 ft ...
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Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Wool

19th Century Native Chippewa Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Extra-large Chippewa beaded bandolier bag with full pocket. Black bead drops ending in blue yarn. Bright and visual vintage piece of Native Americ...
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1890s American Native American Antique Tapestries

Materials

Beads

Antique American Hand-Hooked Parrot Tapestry with MCM Folk Art Style
By Luis Montiel, Evelyn Ackerman
Located in Dallas, TX
77273 Antique American hand-hooked parrot tapestry with MCM Folk Art style. Drawing inspiration from Luis Montiel and Evelyn Ackerman, this antique American hand-hooked wool tapestry...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Wool

19th Century Assiniboine Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Genuine native Assiniboine fully beaded bandolier bag with full pocket. Floral and leaf design with green bugle bead drops ending in pompoms. Full...
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1890s American Native American Antique Tapestries

Materials

Beads

Georgian Woolwork Picture of Child Playing with Cat
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian Woolwork picture of a child playing with a cat. Worked in wool and silk on linen and silk ground, in a variety of stitches. Pictorial scene ...
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19th Century British Folk Art Antique Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Vintage Korhogo Handwoven Mud Cloth Textile Ivory Coast Africa Folk Art
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Korhogo handspun, handwoven and hand-painted cotton mud cloth by the women of the Korhoga Village who spin the cotton, while the men weave and sew the cloth...
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Folk Art Tapestries

Materials

Korhogo Cloth

Bobyrug’s Mid Century Navajo Tapestry Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century Navajo tapestry with a native design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury and craftsmansh...
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Mid-20th Century South American Navajo Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Cotton

19th Century Native Sauk Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Genuine geometric Native American Sauk people bandolier bag with loom beaded geometric panels. Blue and black yarn tuffs. Minor deterioration on red salvage, not distracting. Great v...
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1890s American Native American Antique Tapestries

Materials

Beads

Native Cree Beaded Gun Scabbard
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Cree, Assiniboine or Stony (all Canadian Assiniboine) gun scabbard for a lever action rifle. Beaded panels top and bottom, brain tanned deer hide. Beautif...
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1870s American Native American Antique Tapestries

Materials

Hide

Turkoman Patchwork Textile, Tapestry or Armchair Upholstery
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Nice Turkoman patchwork textile with light colors, suitable for tapestry, headboard, armchair upholstery. They are all embroideries applied on a rein...
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1990s Turkmen Folk Art Tapestries

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Cotton

Scandinavian Woven Folk Art Wedding Tapestry with Flowers and Horses, 1760
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Scandinavian woven Folk Art wedding wall decoration tapestry, 1760 Dated 1760 and monogrammed OHW/HPS. The tapestry is decorated mostly in red and yellow colors, with flowers and...
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18th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Handmade Indigenous Wool Rug from Northern Argentina, Framed Professionally
Located in East Hampton, NY
This shadow box all acrylic framed handwoven wool rug with rich and vibrant colors. This is a Signed piece by H. Ocampos, renowned for his technique and mastery of indigenous scenes ...
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1960s Argentine Folk Art Vintage Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Acrylic

Shop Vintage Tapestries on 1stDibs

Whether you hang them behind your bed as a dazzling alternative to a headboard or over the sofa as a large-scale focal point in the living room, vintage tapestries can introduce an array of textures and colors to any space in your home.

Woven wall hangings haven’t consistently enjoyed the popularity or earned the highbrow status that other types of wall decorations have over the years, at least not since the 1970s, which was somewhat of a heyday for tapestries. Today, however, these tactile works of art are seeing a renaissance, as modern weavers are forging new paths in the medium while the demand for antique and vintage tapestries continues to grow.

“We are drawn to texture in environments, and we see tapestries as a subtle layer of soft ornament,” says Lauren Larson of the New York design duo Material Lust. Indeed, and a lot of opportunity comes along when decorating with this distinctive brand of soft ornament.

Think of wall hangings as paintings created by hand with fabric instead of oil or watercolors. If you’re not simply securing your treasure to a wall with nails, pushpins or Velcro, tapestries can be stretched over a frame, used to create a canopy in a cozy living-room corner, hung from a rod or placed inside a shadowbox. And because this kind of textile art is hundreds of years old, options abound with respect to subjects and designs.

For richly detailed depictions of landscapes and garden scenes, look to antique Chinese tapestries and Japanese tapestries. Aubusson tapestries are ornate wall hangings manufactured in central France that are also characterized by romantic portrayals of nature. For weavers of mid-century modern tapestries, as well as those working in textile arts today, the styles and subject matter are too numerous to mention, with artists exploring experimental shapes, bold colors and provocative abstract designs.

Antique, new and vintage tapestries can make a room feel warm and welcoming — find yours on 1stDibs now.

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