American Tapestries

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...

Panton for Edward Fields custom Op-Art rug. [Signed Edward Fields Panton 23135] on Verso.

Vintage Andean Peruvian Manta Cloth South American Vintage Textiles. A very fine Vintage Manta cloth from the High Andes region of Peru Woven in came-lid fibre (Llama wool )beautiful...

This wall hanging is a one of a kind heirloom piece, inspired byFrank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School architects, and Joseph Albers studies on colors. The entire process of cre...

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...

This wall hanging is a one of a kind heirloom piece. Taking inspiration from brutalism, mid-century abstraction, and Joseph Albers studies on the interaction of color. The entire pr...

Gold rope wall tapestry hand knotted Size on photo 180cm x 265cm The size can be adjusted to your wishes The Macrame wallhanging is handmade by Milla Novo Lead time 4 months. ...

Add an artisanal touch of craftsmanship to your room with a Vertebrae X Headboard Wall Tapestry. This soft art work is designed to adorn any wall, is co...

A Original vintage South American weaving by the Dutch artist Jan Schreuder (1904 - 1964) Wool and cotton 96 x 100 cm 37 x 39 inches Circa 1957 ...

This wall hanging is a one of a kind heirloom piece. Taking inspiration from brutalism, mid-century abstraction, and Joseph Albers studies on the interaction of color. The entire pr...

Vibrantly colored hand made South American folk art tapestry or poncho, Central or South America, circa 1960s. We purchased the estate of an Atlanta ...

A 19th century Burmese Kalaga tapestry with stones, sequins and golden thread. This 19th-century Burmese Kalaga tapestry is a breathtaking piece of cultural heritage, featuring an or...