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Place of Origin: African
Mid-20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana
Located in New York, NY
A large and graphically stunning asafo flag.
Fante flags represent the merger of two cultural traditions, the Akan tradition of combining proverbs with ...
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Mid-20th Century African Tapestries
Noblewoman
s Ceremonial Overskirt, Kuba People
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Noblewoman’s Ceremonial Overskirt
Shoowa People, DR Congo
Mid 20th century
Raffia, palm fiber, stem stitch and cut pile embroidery
42.5 x 2 ins. (108 x 51 cm)
An unusual overskirt ...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage African Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Very Beautiful modern art deco Aubusson Tapestry by Herve Lelong
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Introducing a Stunning Mid Century Aubusson Tapestry from Tunisia!
We're delighted to present this exquisite Aubusson tapestry, meticulously crafted in Tunisia with the same method ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Vintage Egyptian Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century Egyptian tapestry probably from Wissa Wassef school, with beautiful native design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation....
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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
The Sunlit Minaret: Vintage Pictorial Tapestry Rug, Life in the Egyptian Village
By Ramses Wissa Wassef Workshop
Located in Dallas, TX
78927 Vintage Egyptian Pictorial Kilim Rug, 05'00 x 03'05. Step into a world where the sands of time meet the vibrant traditions of village life with this stunning handwoven wool vin...
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Late 20th Century Egyptian African Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$1,049 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Scale N’dop Display Cloth Panel
Located in London, GB
A very large scale N’dop display cloth panel made of strips of indigo dyed mixed fibre cloth tie dyed with typical designs. With the original red and green...
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1950s Vintage African Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Nigerian Striped Cloth
Located in London, GB
A very unusual cloth woven in shades of blue with coral and ivory stripes.
This type of cloth is woven to celebrate the coming of age of girls in the village.
Conservation mounted on...
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1930s Vintage African Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
$4,390 Sale Price
20% Off
A mounted rare mid twentieth century ewe cloth
Located in London, GB
A mounted special woman’s ewe cloth from south east Ghana with floating motifs, each with a proverbial meaning over strips of blue and green alternated with warp faced blocks of yell...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Noblewoman
s Ceremonial Overskirt, Kuba People
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Noblewoman’s Ceremonial Overskirt
Shoowa People, DR Congo
First half 20th century
Raffia, palm fiber, stem stitch and cut pile embroidery
49 x 23 ins. (124.5 x 58.5 cm)
The eroded ...
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Early 1900s Tribal Antique African Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
$3,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Masana Story Tapestry Hand Made Signed and Numbered Lebowa South Africa
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage Masana Story tapestry, a handmade, signed, and numbered piece from Lebowa, South Africa.
Measuring 90 x 128 cm, this tapestry is a stunning example of African folk art and...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Large Tapestry, North Africa, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large tapestry, North Africa, circa 1950.
Category
1950s Moorish Vintage African Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Framed Kuba Weaving, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Framed Kuba Weaving, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1950s
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Mid-Century Modern African Tapestry
By Betty Cilliers-Barnard, Marguerite Stephens
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century tapestry designed by Betty Cilliers-Barnard (1914-2010) and handwoven by Marquerite Stephens in Johannesburg, South Africa. Entitled "African Multiplication" and woven i...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Tapestry
Wool Tapestry from Egypt
- 5th–7th Century C.E.
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Wool Tapestry from Egypt
Late Antique Period; 5th–7th Century C.E.
This band fragment features geometric decorations in red and black.
Textiles like this are believed to have been...
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15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Antique African Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$1,729 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Egyptian Textile Fragment
Located in Esbeek, NL
19th century ancient Egyptian cloth fragment.
Category
19th Century Antique African Tapestries
Materials
Textile
Rare Tunisian Ouedzem Embroidered from Private Collection
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare and vintage Tunisian carpet, embroidered like a tissue for wall - Private Italian collection -
IDEA: use this item as tapestry on the wall or on ...
Category
1960s Tribal Vintage African Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Vintage Egyptian Vintage Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century Egyptian tapestry probably from Wissa Wassef school, with beautiful native design and beautiful colors, entirely hand wove...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Ancient Coptic Textile with Classical Figures
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Finely woven of wool and linen, this large, ancient, museum level Coptic textile depicts figures derived from classical antiquity, some playing musical ...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique African Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
$12,950 Sale Price
30% Off
Adire Eleko Yoruba Textile
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Adire Eleko Woman's Wrapper
Yoruba People
Nigeria
Circa 1960s-1970s
Cotton) (2 panels), starch-resist and stencil dyed with indigo
74 x 67 3/4 ins (188 x 172 cm)
"IRANA RDLEN " w...
Category
1960s Tribal Vintage African Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
African Yoruba Diviner
s Red Beaded Panel Sash 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Yoruba Diviner's Red Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950.
This extraordinary beaded wall hanging is a stunning example of Yoruba craftsmanshi...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Tapestries
Materials
Textile, Beads
Museum Quality West African Indigo Textile
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Museum Quality West African Indigo Textile. From Dahomey (Benin), Circa 1925.
The same piece is in the permanent collection of Musée de l'Homme in Paris.
There has been a lot ...
Category
1920s Tribal Vintage African Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Kuba Shoowa Textile 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Shoowa Prestige Cloth
Kuba Shoowa peoples
DR Congo, Kasai Region
Raffia palm fiber, natural and chemical dyes, cut-pile and stem stitch embroidery
24.5 x 24.5 inches (62 x 62 cm)
...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Natural Fiber
Handmade Egyptian Wall Tapestry or Wall Rug, 1950s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful 20th century ( 1950s circa) Egyptian wall tapestry handmade in wool. It was hand knotted by the tribes of north africa in egypt. A na...
Category
1950s Vintage African Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$1,442 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Mamluk Revival Egyptian Khedival Khayamiya Cotton Appliquè Hanging
Located in Milan, IT
Derived from the Arabic 'khayam' (tent), the Egyptian khedival khayamiya are elaborately hand-stitched appliquè cotton hangings, woven in the golden period between 1867 and 1914. Wha...
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Late 19th Century Revival Antique African Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Bobyrug’s Little Vintage Tribal Moroccan Woven Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice Moroccan flat woven rug with geometrical tribal design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool and silk on cotton foundation.
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Category
Late 20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Vintage Berber Moroccan Textile
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
78448 Vintage Berber Moroccan Textile, 01'03 x 01'04. Emanating nomadic charm and steeped in ancient Berber history, this handwoven Moroccan fragment is a captivating vision of woven...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$157 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage West African Tunic with Geometric Design
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage West African Tunic with Geometric Design
This vibrant West African tunic was likely made in either Cameroon (Bamum people) or Nigeria (Yoruba people). The indigenous cotton ...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Nice Vintage Egyptian Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful naive Egyptian tapestry with a childish design of the town and animals, entirely handwoven with wool.
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Mid Century Tunisian Hand Woven Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very pretty vintage Tunisian tapestry with beautiful design of the bazaar in the town, with beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Aubusson African Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Wonderful vintage Egyptian Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century Egyptian tapestry (in style of Egyptian Ramsès Wissa Wassef School Tapestries), with beautiful design of mosque in the city and beau...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Dida Woman’s Plaited Loin Cloth, Ivory Coast
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Dida Woman’s Plaited Loin Cloth, Ivory Coast
This unusual textile is made from hand-plaited raffia fiber that is then tie or stitch-resist dyed with natural pigments, creati...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Antique Berber Henna-Dyed Woman
s Ceremonial Head Scarf
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head cover in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdellah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the re...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage African Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique Moroccan Berber Henna-Dyed Woman
s Ceremonial Cover with Graffiti Motifs
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head scarf in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdallah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the re...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage African Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique Tetela Textile, DR Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Congolese Textile
Tetela
DR Congo
19th century
Measures: 68 x 41 inches (172 x 104 cm)
Provenance: Ambre-Congo gallery, Brussels
$5,000.
A very rare ...
Category
1880s Tribal Antique African Tapestries
Materials
Natural Fiber
Adire Eleko Yoruba Textile
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Adire Eleko “Spinning Tops"
Woman’s Wrapper
Yoruba People
Nigeria
Circa 1960s-1970s
Cotton brocade (bazin cloth) (3 panels), starch-resist and stencil dyed with indigo
76 ¼ x 66 ½ ...
Category
1960s Tribal Vintage African Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Bobyrug’s Nice Vintage Silk and Cotton Moroccan Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful mid century Moroccan Berbere Kilim with nice geometrical tribal design and beautiful red field color, entirely hand woven with silk and cotton.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Kuba Woman
s Ceremonial Skirt, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Noblewoman's Skirt.
Kuba People, DR Congo.
Raffia palm fiber, appliqué, embroidery.
Measures: 146 x 31 inches (371 x 79 cm).
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
"Tutankhamun" - Textile Patchwork Tapestry c 1925
Located in Kastrup, DK
When the British Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, it created a great interest in Egyptian pharaohs.
This wall hanging...
Category
20th Century Other African Tapestries
Materials
Textile
Museum Quality West African Indigo Textile
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Museum Quality West African Indigo Textile. From Dahomey (Benin), Circa 1925.
The same piece is in the permanent collection of Musée de l'Homme in Paris.
There has been a lot...
Category
1920s Tribal Vintage African Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Korhogo Handwoven Mud Cloth Textile Ivory Coast Africa Folk Art
Located in Moreno Valley, 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 Folk Art African Tapestries
Materials
Korhogo Cloth
Beautiful Antique African Painted Leather Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful 20th century leather painted rug with a tribal geometrical design.
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Leather
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Vintage Tribal Berbere Moroccan Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century Moroccan soft Kilim with beautiful geometrical and tribal design and nice colors, entirely hand woven with wool on wool foundation.
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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique Silk Woven Curtain or Hanging, Tetouan, Morocco
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Hanging or Curtain for a Wedding Alcove or Reception Room
Tetouan, Morocco
19th century
Silk strip weave with double weave patterning
129 x 24 ins (61 x 328 cm)
This luxurious, sh...
Category
Early 19th Century Islamic Antique African Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Bobyrug’s Very Pretty Vintage Colourful Moroccan Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful mid century Moroccan berbere Kilim with nice geometrical tribal design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool on wool foundation.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Mounted Early 20th Century Mende Country Cloth
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Mende handwoven Country Cloth composed of twelve narrow strips of indigo and cream dyed cotton and arranged to create a checkerboard pattern, and hand ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Tribal Textile, Kuba Shoowa 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A late 19th or early 20th century Kuba Prestige cloth, mostly embroidered with cut pile borders.
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Natural Fiber
Bobyrug’s Vintage Tribal Moroccan Kilim Runner
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful colorful long Moroccan Kilim with nice tribal geometrical design and beautiful colors, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundation.
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Category
Late 20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Antique Berber colourful Moroccan Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful long mid century Moroccan Kilim with beautiful tribal design and nice colors, entirely hand woven with wool on wool foundation.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Mid Century Tribal Berbere Moroccan Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty vintage Moroccan tribal Kilim with nice geometrical design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool on wool foundation.
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"Experience the epitome of luxury and c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Nice Antique Long Moroccan Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the timeless elegance of a Berber Moroccan Kilim from the early 20th century. This exquisite flat rug boasts a captivating geometric tribal design in stunning natural colors...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Moroccan Berber Henna-Dyed Woman
s Ceremonial Head Scarf
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil of an unusual format, with a design composed of three small circles set against an open field background, sparsely embellished with touches of embroider...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
20th Century Tuareg Wedding Tapestry from Niger, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Andres Moraga.
Wedding blanket or tent hanging, "Arkilla Jenngo"
Woven by Fulani weavers for a Tuareg noble family
Inland Delta Region, Nige...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Hand Woven African Tapestries Depicting Camels and Humans
Located in Barrington, IL
A pair of hand woven African tapestries of camels and humans. The tapestries were hand woven in the late 20th century in Tunisia, North Africa. The African Hand Woven tapestries depict a camel with human forms around it. Although the design is the same, each tapestry has a different color scheme. It would be ideal as a pair of wall art.
Dimensions: 10” x 16” (Each)
Date of Manufacture: 4th Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Tunisia, North Africa
Material: Wool pile on a cotton foundation
Condition: Good
The Persian Knot, SKU: 2275
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Category
Late 20th Century African Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique Moroccan Berber Henna-Dyed Woman
s Ceremonial Head Cover
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head scarf in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdallah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the re...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage African Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Flatweave Wool Rug 69" x 55" Beautiful Striped Pattern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful Moroccan Hand Woven Flat Weave Rug or Carpet, Moroccan, early 20th Century. It measures an impressive 69" x 55.5. This piece was probabl...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Pair of Moroccan Middle Atlas Berber Tent Bands, circa 1950
Located in Milan, IT
A very fine and rare pair of festive bands used to embellish the main gable in the middle of the tent of the Zayan Berber tribe (see the additional images), located in the western se...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Navy Framed Mud Cloth or Kuba Cloth in Floating Acrylic Frame Gold Standoffs
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Navy blue Kuba cloth or Mud cloth framed in acrylic with gold standoffs. Beautiful dark navy blue mud-cloth sandwiched between two pieces of custom acrylic. Four holes on the four co...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage African Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Acrylic, Lucite
$1,500 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Hand Woven African Tapestry Depicting Village and Mountain Landscape
Located in Barrington, IL
Beautiful authentic piece of tribal textile art, this vintage handwoven African tapestry captures the serene beauty of a mountain landscape in the Kingdom of Lesotho. Crafted by skil...
Category
1970s Vintage African Tapestries
Materials
Wool
African D.R. Congo 20th Century Embroidered Raffia Kuba Cloth, Light Brown Monot
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century Kuba cloth made of woven and dyed raffia palm fronds features a gray, beige and light brown zigzag geometric embroidery. (Simila...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
African D.R. Congo 20th Century Embroidered Raffia Kuba Cloth, Dark Brown
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century Kuba cloth made of woven and dyed raffia palm fronds features a beige, black and dark brown triangular zigzag geometric embroide...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Tapestries
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