Peruvian North and South American Rugs

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...

The Charlap Hyman & Herrero rug collection consists of an enchanting group of whimsical, figurative designs with a cerebral edge. With astrological symbols, Alexander Calder-inspired animal forms and Latin proverbs rendered in hand-coiled abaca, these natural curiosities are true works of art and wonderful conversation pieces. The Espiral Rug...

The “Court Series” rugs are hand tufted with blended wool and viscose material dyed in hyper-saturated colors, with tennis court-like geometries repre...

Beautiful textile art square size vintage Art Deco French tapestry, country of origin / Type: French, circa date 1930's. Size: 5 ft 9 in x 6 f...

A large Japanese silk embroidery tapestry circa 18th century Edo period. Possibly an altar tablecloth originally, the embroidered textile pane...

French Art Deco tapestry France, circa 1970s Handwoven Signed: Bleynie.

78310 Vintage Folk Art Ecuadorian tapestry with olga Fisch style, 01'11 x 02'09

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...

Maurice Dufrene designed this tapestry for the studio La Maitrise, Les Galeries Lafayette, in Paris in 1922, just as he became the director of the studio. Crafted from handspun wool,...

Vintage Large hand Woven Navajo Rug in Gray, Ivory, Black, Brown's, and Red. Keivan Woven Arts rug X23-0107, country of origin / type: America / ...

This new traditional kilim cushion cover is a handwoven piece constructed in the early 21st century. The design has been delicately woven by hand and features a symmetrical geometric...

This abstract rug is made by master weaver Roman Gutierrez in Oaxaca, Mexico. Yellow/ mustard, creamy white and brown/almond colors are portraited in this modern Zapotec rug...