Fortuny Large Art Deco Velvet Wall Hanging With Provenance

SIN, is a handwoven textile wall piece, named after the ancient Mesopotamian Goddess of the Moon. It is handwoven in Turkey, by the women weavers of Anatolia. The 50% of the income ...

American Art Deco (1928) vertical painted velvet wall hanging of Persian lady with 2 urns (attributed to GRANT SIMON).

Large vintage Textile wall Art. Circa 1970s Features a stretched canvas with a forest inspired design printed in vibrant earth tone colors. ...

A vintage velvet wall hanging or bed cover from Uzbekistan, circa 1980. This wall hanging is in good condition, sturdy and clean as a brand new table cover. It can be used as a wall-...

Unique midcentury handmade hanging fiber art.

Large bohemian woven wall art / tapestry by Don Freedman, circa 1970's. The piece is in very good condition with no holes or tears and measures 33.25W x...

Unique, folded weaving with cascading yarn embellished with tucked feathers & beads. Organic earth tones. Fantastic size, perfect for that smaller wall craving a unique look. Photographed with Arcteryx ball cap...

This is a truly exquisite antique silk velvet wall hanging with hand woven floral peacock design and metal threads as a patchwork. The history of V...

Large soft painting woven wool rug / wall art-tapestry "Essence of Absurd #2" by Argentinian-Israeli artist Calman Shemi, circa 1984. This a vibrant and expressive tapestry that sho...

A Yei Navajo Figural double-sided flat woven wall hanging - circa 1930. Displaying five standing figures on an deep speckled grey ground, framed by a red border. The Yei iconography is related to Navajo religious sandpaintings. Navajo religion has a reverence for nature and is based on maintaining a balance in the universe. It was believed that there was a sense of harmony needed to maintain a healthy life. Should an individual do something to upset this balance, then it was believed that an illness might befall them. Much like in the modern-day, a medicine man was hired to help regain this harmony. The remedy involved a combination of chanting, herbal medicines and a sandpainting ritual. Various coloured sands were sprinkled on the ground until they formed a specific Yei (holy person), based on the god he was trying to summon. When the sandpainting was completed, it was sanctified by spreading corn pollen over it. Once the sacred sandpainting had served its purpose, it was erased. To save it or reproduce its imagery was dangerous and could bring serious grief to anyone who retained the image. During the 1890s, the Navajos phased out blanket weaving in favour of rugs. There was strong demand from the vast migration of settlers, building homes by the thousands, who needed something to cover their floors. The first Navajo rug depicting holy people...