Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
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
Vintage Turkish Donkey Camel Animal Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th century colrufl Turkish rug depicting camel and donkeys on an ivory ground. The striation of colors on 1 end is referred to as abrash which is natural color variations found in some vintage and antique rugs...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Decorative Vintage Tibetan Rug
Located in New York, NY
2nd Quarter of the 20th century Tibetan Rug in feminine colors. The border consists soft brown, pink and white swastikas (? or ?) t religious and cultural "Peace" symbols, predominan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Long Antique Persian Heriz Runner
Located in New York, NY
Geometric early 20th century long Persian Heriz Runner
Measures: 3'2'' x 14'7''.
Category
1930s Persian Vintage Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Rooster Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Turkishmat size rug depicting a rooster on an ivory field. Dated 1976
Measures: 1'10" x 2'.
Category
1970s Vintage Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Folky Hand-Hooked Mounted Blue Birds Rug from Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand-hooked rug was found in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and has such great geometric lines. It has a thick NAP and is really great condition.The rug is sewn on linen and on a custom made wood...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Native American Navajo Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-20th-century Navajo rug stands out for its striking monochrome palette and highly unusual central medallion. Elongated and narrow, the medallion features a simple yet rhythm...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Pictorial Pigeon Karabagh Long Corridor Rug
Located in New York, NY
A long gallery size Karabagh rug with a pictorial piegoen design on a dark navy field.
7'2'' x 21'5''
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Tabriz Pictorial Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Tabriz pictorial accent rug handmade during the early 20th century.
Measures: 4' 6" x 6' 0"
Persian rugs
carpets:
Persia (Iran) is a moderately large ...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Berber Red Green Tartan Rug Large 1970s Handmade North African Christmas
Located in London, GB
This wine red rug features a classic tartan pattern with white and green interlocking lines made out of cotton mixed strips, creating a timeless and invit...
Category
1970s Algerian Vintage Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Fabric, Textile
$1,377 Sale Price
20% Off
Zabihi Collection Pictorial Turkish Deer Pictorial Animal Rug
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind hand knotted Turkish Anatolian rug in Pale peach, brown and green accents depicting a large deer, small goat and a few birds
Measures: 4'6”...
Category
20th Century Turkish Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Pictorial Turkish Deer Bird Square Rug
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind hand-knotted Turkish Anatolian Rug in pale peach, brown, and green accents depicting 3 deers and 2 birds, circa 1940. Square Shape too
Measures: 4'6” x 4'8”.
Category
20th Century Turkish Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Animal Motif Rose Lavender Turkish Room Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
Room size pictorial Turkish Sivas carpet from the second quarter of the 20th century. The rose field with a flurry of wild and exotic animals, accents in beige and lavender. A conver...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Tulu Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Tulu Turkish rug from the mid-20th century. A wide plain saturated marsala colored border with a beige open field. No ditzy ornamentation. Totally graphic with a very long ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,900 Sale Price
20% Off
Zabihi Collection Funky Tribal Turkish Vintage Runner
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th century Tribal Turkish Geometric runner featuring 2 men and 2 women on a geometric colorful motif
Measures: 2'10'' x 10'3''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
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 Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug
Kilim’s Swedish Style Custom Rug in Brown with Figural Geometric Patterns
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 3x5 custom rug design represents Rug & Kilim’s custom-classics Burano Collection—inspired by mid-century Scandinavian folk art with geometric patterns depicting animal pictorial...
Category
2010s Indian Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Long Wide Persian Heriz Geometric Runner
Located in New York, NY
Full pile wide and long rare persian heriz geometric traditional antique runner.
Measures: 3'10'' x 14'9''.
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Folksy Set of Pictorial Persian Souf Gabbeh Carpets
Located in New York, NY
Set of mid-20th century Souf Pictorial Persian Gabbeh carpets .
2'9'' x 3'10'' x 2'8' x 3'10'' respectively
Souf rugs are very rare technique found as they have a raised low an...
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Gray Animal Motif Turkish Fine Sivas Rug
Located in New York, NY
Accent size pictorial Turkish Sivas carpet from the first quarter of the 20th century. The gray field with a flurry of wild and exotic animals, accents in beige and crimson red. A co...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Small Handmade Braided Rug from Berks County, PA - AMERICAN FOLK ART - RR5112
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Small Handmade Braided Rug - AMERICAN FOLK ART - RR5112
This is an antique small handmade braided rug. It is AMERICAN FOLK ART! The rug was made in the 1950s in Berks County, PA. ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Persian Rhinoceros Checkerboard Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Late 20th Century Persian Kilim with a yellow rhinoceros on a colorful checkered field.
Measures: 4'11'' x 6'11''.
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Long Persian Heriz Geometric Runner
Located in New York, NY
A long Persian Heriz geometric antique runner from the early 20th Century
Measures: 2'10'' x 15'5''.
Category
1930s Persian Vintage Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Geometric Chinese Intermediate Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
A charming early 20th century Chinese rug with an all over geometric motif in peach, beige, various shades of blue
Measures: 6'4'' x 811''.
Category
1940s Chinese Vintage Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Floral Chinese Peking Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century Chinese Peking scatter size rug
Measures: 3'3'' x 5'5''.
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug
Kilim’s Swedish Style Runner Rug in Brown with Figural Geometric Patterns
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in a special blend of Ghazni wool, this 4x8 runner rug is an exciting new addition to Rug & Kilim’s custom-classics Burano Collection—inspired by mid-century Scandinavia...
Category
2010s Indian Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Jolly Deer Pictorial Karabagh Conversation Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Russian Karabagh pictorial rug depicting a pleasant deer on a mustard yellow ground
Measures: 4'1'' x 7'9''.
Category
20th Century Russian Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Decorative Folk Art Rug
Located in New York, NY
Custom color and size available. Rug size is 5' 5" x 8' 3".
Category
2010s Afghan Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Persian Pictorial Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Accent size Persian Kilim from the late 20th century with a Small bird riding on a colorful pony surrounded by an exotic colorful border on a dark open field
Measures: 3'11'' x 6'...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,500
Zabihi Collection Persian Balouch Human Pictorial Figurative Gallery Runner
Located in New York, NY
Gallery size antique Persian Balouch pictorial rug from the 1940s. Ivory field with apricot and teal accents
Size: 4'10” x 10'8”.
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Pictorial Turkish Animal Square Rug
Located in New York, NY
Square size pictorial Turkish sivas carpet from the early 20th century.
8'1'' x 8'3''
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Light Blue Pictorial Traditional Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
19th century Persian Tabriz Pictorial rug in predominant light blue. Light enough to use as a wall hanging as well
Measures: 4'6" x 6'3".
Category
19th Century Persian Antique Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
19x33 inches One of a Kind, 1 of a Pair of Vintage Pictorial Rug, Wall Hanging
Located in Spring Valley, NY
One of a kind and One of a pair of pictorial Turkish wall rugs dating back to mid 20th century.
This charming little work of art is depicting a beautiful natural scenery; a waterfa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Zabihi Collection Pair of Neutral Tabriz Pictorial Reindeer Mats
Located in New York, NY
A pair of neutral Persian Tabriz rugs from the mid-20th century with a set of reindeer's staring at each other,
Measuring 21'' x 34'' respectively.
Category
20th Century Persian Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Tribal Rajasthani Multi-Color Indian Cotton Dhurrie Rug with Deer Motif
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury handwoven multi-color cotton Dhurrie tribal rug with deer designs on each end. Hand knotted with fringe, Rajasthan, India, circa 1940s-1950s.
Category
20th Century Indian Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Contemporary Handmade Pictorial Room Size Rug of a Resting Lion
Located in New York, NY
A modern Afghan pictorial room size rug handmade during the 21st century with a lion resting over a green field.
Measures: 8'4" x 10'0".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$5,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Fantastic Early Geometric Hand-Hooked Mounted Rug, Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful salmons and multicolored shades in this geometric hand-hooked rug from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania .This wonderful multiple saw-tooth borders rug with an outlined border...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish Anatolian rug from the mid-20th century.
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$700 Sale Price
20% Off
Zabihi Collection Gray Floral Folk Style Vintage Throw Turkish Rug Dated 1969
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Turkish Anatolian rug with a trapezoid shaped medallion on a grayish blue field, accents in beige, rust red and green.
Measures: 2'11" x 3'8".
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Zabihi Collection Antique Angora Oushak Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century angora wool Oushak rug with a saffron gold colored ground on an open field and center medallion.
4'1'' x 6'3''
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Angora
Vintage Anatolian Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Eclectic style vintage Turkish Anatolian rug featuring bright pink accents sparkling throughout.
Category
20th Century Turkish Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$8,750
Moroccan Vintage Tribal Kilim Rug Textile North Africa
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan authentic vintage flat-woven Tribal Kilim rug from the Middle Atlas of Morocco, North Africa. Handwoven clectible Moroccan textile in stripes of red and dark green, black an...
Category
1950s Moroccan Vintage Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1950
s Southwestern-Style Storm Pattern Kilim Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
77959 Vintage Storm Southwestern style Kilim Rug, 02'05 x 04'11. This handwoven wool vintage Storm Southwestern style Kilim features a striking design that captures the essence of Na...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Afghan Pictorial Map Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Afghan Pictorial map rug from the mid-20th century.
Measures: 3' 0" x 4' 10"
Category
Mid-20th Century Afghan Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$660 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Pictorial Flatweave Kilim Square Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish flatweave Kilim throw rug in square format handmade during the mid-20th century with a pictorial design of a cartoon-like male figure.
Measures: 3' 1" x 3' 4".
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Astonishing Brown Ground in Cute Folk Art Style Antique European Needlepoint Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique European needlepoint rug, measures: 12'8" x 14'0".
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Persian Folk Rug With Cerulean Blue, Grey, Pink, And White Tones
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Hamadan rug from the mid-20th century. This off white Persian Hamadan rug has a Persian Karajeh-style octogramme medallion made with co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Handmade Pictorial Persian Shiraz Room Size Accent Folk Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Shiraz folk rug in room size accent rug format with a pictorial design handmade during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 7' 0" x 10' 0".
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Kilim Rug, Handwoven Wool, Chevron Motif Flatweave Carpet, 1950s
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Turkish Mihrabi Kilim Rug, Anatolia, Early 20th Century
Handwoven Wool Flatweave with Geometric Chevron & Tribal Symbolism
Size: 190 × 106 cm (6'3" × 3'6")
This exceptional A...
Category
1950s Turkish Vintage Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$1,818 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 1930s Sofreh Wool Kilim Rug, Undyed Tribal Flatweave 157x89 cm
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Central Asian Sofreh Kilim Rug, c. 1930s
Handwoven Undyed Camel & Natural Wool Flatweave with Organic Abrash
Size: 157 × 89 cm (5'2" × 2'11")
This exceptional Antique Central...
Category
1930s West Asian Vintage Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$2,644 Sale Price
20% Off
Türkiye red blue Rug, sumak kilim, wool and silk , certificate
By Orient
Flume
Located in Valladolid, ES
Rug, sumak kilim, wool and silk, 1990 – Türkiye
Outstanding Turkish sumak rug or kilim, made of wool and silk around 1990. The ornamental scheme is made up of a maroon and navy blue...
Category
1990s Turkish Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
$1,297 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique American Hooked Rug. Size: 2'3" x 3'2".
Category
1910s American Vintage Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Khamseh Pictorial Rug with Dervish Scene, Persian Wall Hanging
Located in Dallas, TX
76195 Vintage Persian Khamseh Pictorial rug with Dervish Scene, Persian wall hanging. Ancient Persia boasts the true origin of viticulture and wine drinking as celebrated in this han...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Ghiordes Small Rug With Shades of Grey-Blue, Purple, and Beige
Located in New York, NY
An antique Turkish Ghiordes carpet from the first quarter of the 20th century in shades of light blue, purple, red, and yellow sitting atop a nude-beige field and a grey-blue border.
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Style Curved Shape Hand-Tufted Rug Blue
Green Circle Patterned
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Rugs, Carpets, Decoration
Dimensions: 1.95m x 1.65m
Thickness: 0.015m
Weight: 6.5kg
Material: recycled used clothing, 100% cotton
The technique combines crochet, embroidery, and quilting
MADE TO ORDER
Get in touch for trade pricing, bespoke options, project management and consolidated...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Beige Modern Beni Ourain Moroccan Handmade Multicolor Abstract Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful vintage Beni Ourain Moroccan hand-knotted wool rug. This full-of-art Moroccan rug has an abstract pattern with a multi-color field and accent in a gorgeous all-over Morocca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Indonesian Textile Runner Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Indonesian Textile rug in runner format handmade during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 2' 0" x 8' 9".
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Boucherouite Berber Prayer Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven by using exclusively recycled yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, Boucherouite Berber rugs represent a unique facet of Moroccan textile art...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Folk Art American Hooked Rug. 3 ft 8 in x 2 ft 10 in
Located in New York, NY
Folk Art hooked rug with barbershop quartet motif, country of origin: United States, date: circa mid-20th century. Size: 3 ft 8 in x 2 ft 10 in (1.1...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th American Hooked Rug
10' x 14'8"
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1960s Vintage Moroccan Hand-Woven Berber Carpet
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1960s authentic Moroccan vintage tribal rug handwoven by Berber Moroccan women using organic lamb wo and organic dye.North African Moroccan tribal runner with low pile handwoven wo, ...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Goat Hair
Folk Art rugs and carpets for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique folk art rugs and carpets for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage rugs and carpets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include rugs and carpets, folk art, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art rugs and carpets made in a specific country, there are Asia, West Asia, and Iran pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original rugs and carpets, popular names associated with this style include Berber Tribes of Morocco, Desso, hettler.tüllmann, and Joseph Carini Carpets. 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 rugs and carpets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $200 and tops out at $70,000 while the average work can sell for $2,875.