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Tapestries For Sale
Style: Industrial
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

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Wool

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

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Wool, Cotton

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

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Wool

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

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Wool

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

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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

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Wool

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

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Wool, Cotton

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

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Wool, Alpaca, Natural Fiber

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

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Wool, Alpaca, Natural Fiber

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

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Other

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

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Beads

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

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Other

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

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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

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Beads

Postmodern Blue Green Purple Hand Knotted Wool and Silk Abstract Rug
Located in New York, NY
The Odyssey collection a breakthrough, three dimensional and multi textural rug collection, inspired by NASA imagery. Distressed wool and natural silk are hand knotted to create thre...
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2010s Indian Industrial Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Silk

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

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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

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Wool, Cotton

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

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Beads

Native Kiowa 19th Century Pictorial Child's Teepee
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Child's teepee depicting highly graphic battle scene painted on brain tanned deer skin. This piece was acquired from Wilma Silvey, age 89, in 2005, white woman, was handed down through her husband's family, Joseph Silvey (Silverfish). His father was "Long Hair Hanging" (Kiowa Comanche) and his mother...
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Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Tapestries

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Other

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

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Wool

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

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Beads

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

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Thread

19th Century Native Sioux Beaded War Shirt
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th century Sioux war shirt of brain tanned buffalo with red ochre quill wrapped hair locks. Bead strips have stylized buffalo heads, pipes and teepees. Nice patina from use inside and out. The pipes are a great icon and make us believe that the warrior it was made for must have been an important individual in his tribe. It is hard to determine tribal attribution, possibly as far west as Fort Peck Yankton Sioux...
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19th Century American Native American Antique Tapestries

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Navajo Wide Ruins Weaving
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Wide ruins; hand spun. 36" x 58". Colors of browns, orange and yellows. Great wearing rug for bedroom or bathroom. Origin: Navajo, Southwest Period: Circa ...
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1970s American Native American Vintage Tapestries

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Wool

Vintage Pictorial Rug with Native American Couple, Tapestry Wall Hanging
Located in Dallas, TX
74341, vintage Pictorial rug with Native American couple, tapestry wall hanging. This vintage pictorial rug displays a beautiful use of naturalis...
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Late 20th Century Persian Native American Tapestries

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Wool

Navajo Chinle Area/Floor Weaving
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo Chinle, banded with geometrics. 3'6" x 6'. Great colors in naturals. Perfect wearing rug for bedroom or bathroom. Origin: Navajo, Southwest Perio...
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1930s American Native American Vintage Tapestries

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Wool

Green Blue Purple Contemporary Hand Woven Wool and Silk Abstract Rug in Stock
Located in New York, NY
The Odyssey collection A breakthrough, three dimensional and multi textural rug collection, inspired by NASA imagery. Distressed wool and natural silk are hand knotted to create three levels of visual and tactile finery. The collection pairs vintage textures with contemporary designs and colors. The Odyssey rug...
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2010s Indian Industrial Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Silk

Large Navajo Crystal Area Weaving, circa 1920
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo crystal area weaving. Exceptionally bright with nice variations in the dyes. Great condition. Period: circa 1920s Origin: Navajo, Southwest Size: 7'5" x 9'9". Family Owned &...
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1920s American Native American Vintage Tapestries

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Wool

Navajo Crystal Area Weaving
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo crystal with white center having multiple cross design, bright Ganada red with variations. 37" x 56". Beautiful, bright reds and creams. Origin: Navajo, Southwest Period: ci...
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1930s American Native American Vintage Tapestries

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Wool

Northern Plains Pictorial Scabbard
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Rifle scabbard on brain tanned elk. Exceptional beading. Warrior with double trailer headdress. Coupstick on war pony one side, two florals on reverse. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Tapestries

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Antique Navajo Chief Blanket Third Phase Revival
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a Navajo chief blanket of the third phase circa 1860-1880. The chief blanket is the highest achievement of the Navajo textile developm...
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Early 20th Century American Navajo Tapestries

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Yarn

Abstract Contemporary Hand-knotted Wool and Upcycled Natural Silk Oversize Rug
Located in New York, NY
The Odyssey collection A breakthrough, three dimensional and multi textural rug collection, inspired by NASA imagery. Distressed wool and natural silk are hand-knotted to create thre...
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2010s Indian Industrial Tapestries

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Wool, Silk

Large and Rare Antique Navajo Klagetoh Rug
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a rare antique Navajo rug, a truly magnificent piece of textile, circa 1920s-1930s. Distinguished in its massive size (68 by 131 inches), intricate designs and superb wor...
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Early 20th Century American Navajo Tapestries

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Wool

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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