Folk Art Tapestries
FOLK ART STYLE
Folk art is a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Antique, new and vintage folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, duck decoys, portraiture and paintings, carnival art and quilts.
Quilts are a quintessential part of American folk art but their roots are international, with quilting dating back to Ancient Egypt. The practice spread to Europe and was especially prominent in the Middle Ages, with one of the oldest surviving examples being the Tristan quilt made in Sicily in the 14th century. They were made as bedcovers and clothing, including as a layer for knights to wear beneath their armor. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
Elsewhere, the vast range of work associated with Mexican folk art includes masks made by Mexican craftspeople for traditional celebrations and ceremonial dances. Mexican masks are part of the country’s folk-art traditions that go back thousands of years and play a role in festivals and theater.
Works in the folk art tradition are valuable because of the skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage folk art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Folk Art
Pretty mid century African Bogolan hand painted Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful mid century Malian Bogolan tapestry with a nice tribal and artisanal design, from a scene of the village. Entirely hand painted on a hand woven cotton foundation.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Vintage Folk Art Ecuadorian Tapestry with Olga Fisch Style
By Olga Fisch
Located in Dallas, TX
78310 Vintage Folk Art Ecuadorian tapestry with olga Fisch style, 01'11 x 02'09
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Vintage Purple Multicolor Turkish Embroidered Folk Art Textile, Wall Hanging
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful hand embroidered textile from Turkey that is perhaps from the 1970-90s. This vintage textile was handmade and is a whimsical examp...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish 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 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Burlap, Pine
Swedish Folk Art Hand-Crafted Röllakan Tapestry, Sweden 19th Century
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This exquisite Rölakan tapestry hails from the Skåne region of Sweden, dating back to the 1800s. It features stylized plant motifs in hues of white, ochre, black, burgundy, green, an...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
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...
Category
Early 18th Century American Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Linen, Silk
Antique Tapas on Natural fiber fabric brown vegetal motifs
Located in Miami, FL
Organic painting on natural fiber fabric
Oceania original Tapas
As is
Category
Late 20th Century New Zealand Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Natural Fiber
Swedish Folk Art Pomegranate Embroidery Tapestry by Edna Nihlén, Sweden 1956
Located in Grythyttan, SE
A captivating pomegranate tapestry featuring twisted chain stitch embroidery by Edna Nihlén, crafted in Sweden in 1956. This piece showcases four segments, each displaying either fou...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Professionally Framed Antique Suzani Fragment , Tajikstan, Central Asia
Located in Istanbul, TR
The suzani fragment on the frame is from a 19th C. Suzani. It is hand backed on linen and streched over a strecher and finish with a wooden frame.
Ready to go on any wall.
The item ...
Category
Late 19th Century Tajikistani Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Silk
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...
Category
1880s American Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Linen
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...
Category
Late 18th Century American Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Linen
Large 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Wall Hanging
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Large, rare, 19th Century Folk Art fabric wall hanging from Dalarna, Sweden.
Depicting urns with flowers, fabulous colours.
A large decorative piece that make a room.
Circa 1820.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Canvas
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"...
Category
19th Century English Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Pine, Wool, Burlap
Antique 1874 Child's Needlepoint Sampler
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique needlepoint sampler by Mary Morgan dated 1874 with words:
"When my father and my mother forsake me then the Lord will take me up...
Category
19th Century American Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Thread, Glass, Wood
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Burlap, Pine
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 ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Burlap, Pine
Embroidered Miao Baby Carrier Textile
Located in Chicago, IL
The connection between love and embroidery is nowhere stronger than among the minority peoples of China. Hand-stitched by a mother herself or gifted by the women in her family, the t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Cotton
Vintage Raffia Macrame Owl Wall Art
Located in North Miami, FL
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...
Category
1960s American Vintage Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Burlap, Pine
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...
Category
18th Century Scandinavian Antique 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Burlap, Pine
Antique American Hand-Hooked Parrot Tapestry with MCM Folk Art Style
By Evelyn Ackerman, Luis Montiel
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 Americ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
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...
Category
1990s Dutch Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Vintage Embroidered Picture "Beautiful Rose" in a Golden Frame
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
French Vintage Embroidered Picture "Beautiful Rose" in a Golden Frame from the Mid-Century.
This lovely artwork features a stunning hand-embroidered rose motif in soft colors, set w...
Category
1950s French Vintage Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Burlap, Pine
Hand spun by woven of the Korhoga, hand painted cotton cloth
Located in Saint ouen, FR
This is a hand spun, hand woven and hand painted cotton cloth for which an entire famous African village takes part in its creation. Women of the Korhoga Tribe spin the cotton, while...
Category
Early 2000s Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Burlap, Pine
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...
Category
20th Century Panamanian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood
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 ...
Category
19th Century British Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Framed Blue Hand Stitched Embroidered Swan Wall Hanging
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Beautiful framed needlepoint of swans. This square folk art stitching is lovingly hand-embroidered with a dominant color of blue. Two white swans swim i...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Metal
Handmade Indigenous Wool Rug from Northern Argentina, Framed Professionally
Located in North Miami, FL
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 ...
Category
1960s Argentine Vintage Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Acrylic
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 geometri...
Category
20th Century Panamanian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
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 Tunisian Vintage Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1960s Wall Art Hand-Woven Fish Tapestry Set
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Vintage Hand-Woven Fish Tapestry Pair
Set of 2 in wool
23.5 w x 38.75
red 25 x 38
Original vintage unrestored
Refer to images
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
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...
Category
1990s Turkmen Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
African Yoruba Diviner's Red Beaded Panel Sash 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Yoruba Diviner's Red Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950.
This extraordinary beaded wall hanging is a stunning example of Yoruba craftsmanshi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Textile, Beads
Hunting Falconry Embroidered Tapestry Classical Female Portrait Wool, circa 1890
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hunting Falconry Embroidered Tapestry Classical Female Portrait Wool, circa 1890
A Berlin wool work picture of a medieval lady with a bird of prey.
Tapestry embroidered gros-point ...
Category
1890s German Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
1920 Antique English Needlepoint Tapestry 3x5 Fine 3'3" x 4'10" 99cm x 148cm
Located in New York, NY
1920 Antique English Needlepoint Tapestry 3x5
3'3" x 4'10" 99cm x 148cm
"Beautiful English antique needlepoint tapestry with an exotic, scenic design . Creating dimension in any roo...
Category
1920s English Vintage 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...
Category
1830s English Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Vintage American Sampler Dated "1929" Made by "MCB"
Located in Incline Village, NV
Simply a beautiful and well made "American Sampler On Linen" with initials "MCB" bordered in blue; in excellent and all original condition. A stitched green framed border; features ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Linen
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Korhogo Cloth
Zabihi Collection Antique French Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Authentic 18th-century tapestry
5'4'' x 6'9''.
Category
18th Century French Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
African Yoruba Diviner's Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Yoruba Diviner's Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950.
This extraordinary beaded wall hanging is a stunning example of Yoruba craftsmanship, d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Textile, Beads
Early 20thC American Needlepoint Sampler Circa, 1920.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Early 1900's American sampler, under glass; nicely, professionally mounted and displayed in appropriate contemporary black frame with narrow red inset. Hand cross stitched on linen; ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Fruitwood
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 !
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Raffia
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...
Category
20th Century Southeast Asian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Shirred Rug, c.1850
Located in Savannah, GA
A floral shirred rug, New England, circa 1850.
Professionally mounted on stretched canvas frame.
67 by 32 inches
Category
1850s American Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Wood
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...
Category
1880s Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Linen
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...
Category
1880s French Antique Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Silk Embroidered Portrait, Elderly Woman, Indochina / Vietnam, Mid-20th Century
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Silk Embroidered Portrait, Elderly Woman, Indochina / Vietnam, Mid-20th Century
Features:
Technique: Silk embroidery
Subject: Portrait of an elderly woman
Origin: Indochina (Vietnam)...
Category
Mid-20th Century Vietnamese Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Tapestry, Cotton, Silk, Glass, Wood
Susani Embroidery suitable for Wall, Bed , Table Cover, Curtain
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.
Category
1960s Turkmen Vintage Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Uzbekistan Susani, Suitable as Bedspread or Table Cover
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Unusual color for this vintage Uzbekistan Suzani, suitable as bedspread, wall decoration or table cover.
There are little stains, but I'm asking less than its cost (I want to cl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Uzbek Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Folk Art tapestries for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique folk art tapestries for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage tapestries created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, folk art, rugs and carpets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art tapestries made in a specific country, there are North America, Canada, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tapestries, popular names associated with this style include Desso, Kuba People, and Pinton. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for tapestries differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $450 and tops out at $48,000 while the average work can sell for $995.