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1950 s Persian Shiraz Pictorial Rug with Battle of Shahriar King Darius Lion
Located in Dallas, TX
79265 Vintage Persian Shiraz Pictorial Rug, 01'08 x 02'00. A rare and evocative artifact of storytelling in wool, this hand-knotted vintage Persian Shiraz rug transcends the realm of...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

19th Century Central Asian Uzbek Suzani
Located in Chicago, IL
A riot of color and pattern, this 19th-century Uzbeki Suzani is the kind of textile that stops you in your tracks. Hand-stitched in brilliant shades of fuchsia, indigo, green, orange...
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19th Century Uzbek Antique Tribal Tapestries

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Linen

Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo A graphically compelling example of a Kuba raffia fiber prestige cloth with cut pile and stitched embroidery. In very good...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt The Bushong people are one of the largest and most dominant ethnic groups within the Kuba Kingdom in the DR Congo, and h...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo A graphically compelling example of a Kuba raffia fiber prestige cloth with cut pile and stitched embroidery. In very good...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries

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Raffia

Antique Woman’s Ceremonial Beaded Cache-sexe (Pikuran), Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Woman’s Ceremonial Beaded Cache-sexe (Pikuran), Cameroon Worn by the Bana Guilli (Kirdi) women of the Mandara Mountain region in northern Cameroon, pubic aprons, or cache-se...
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Beads

Antique Indian Embroidered Kantha Cloth
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Indian Embroidered Kantha Cloth Indian kantha cloths originally developed as a way in which old sari cloth could be recycled and put to use. They’re usually composed of 3-4 ...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Tribal Tapestries

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Cotton

Bobyrug’s nice Vintage Tunisian Native Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice Tunisian tapestry with beautiful native design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epi...
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Mid-20th Century Tunisian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Ceremonial Raffia Fiber Dance Kerchief, Ivory Coast
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Ceremonial Raffia Fiber Dance Kerchief, Ivory Coast These unusual Dida textiles are made from hand-plaited raffia fiber that is tie and stitch-resist dyed with natural pigme...
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Mid-20th Century Cut-Pile Raffia Panel, Shoowa People, Kuba, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Cut-Pile Raffia Panel, Shoowa People, a northern group of the Kuba, D.R. Congo A fascinating example of a cut-pile prestige cloth from the Shoowa people,...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Natural Fiber

Antique Embroidered Nomadic Herder’s Vest, Tibet
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Embroidered Nomadic Herder’s Vest, Tibet A rare example of a herder’s vest from west Tibet. Composed of thick natural brown Tibetan sheep’s wool, heavily embroidered with na...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Bobyrug’s nice Vintage Tunisian Native Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century Tunisian tapestry with beautiful native design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experi...
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Mid-20th Century Tunisian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Mexican Hand Woven Palm Raincoat
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
Rare to find raincoat made of braided palm leaves. Of pre-Hispanic origin, it is a woven garment that protects against the rain. Also known as Capisayo in or Capote in other parts of...
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2010s Mexican Tribal Tapestries

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Natural Fiber

Early 20th Century Ceremonial Cloth / Tampan, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century Ceremonial Cloth / Tampan, Paminggir, Lampung region, South Sumatra, Indonesia Commonly referred to as ship cloths, these ceremonial tampan would have been used as gifts, wrappers, cushions or pillows in any number of life-transition ceremonies, including children’s first hair cutting...
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Cotton

Rare Antique Woman’s Abaca Fiber Tube-Skirt, Philippines
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rare Antique Woman’s Abaca Fiber Tube-Skirt, Philippines The Subanen are an indigenous people living in the mountainous interior of Zamboanga del Sur on the Zamboanga Peninsula in w...
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Early 20th Century Philippine Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Natural Fiber

Antique Sangtam Naga Tribe Supong Warrior Shawl with Cowrie Shells, Headhunter
By Naga People
Located in Dallas, TX
76646, antique Sangtam Naga Tribe Supong Warrior Shawl with Cowrie shell circles. This antique naga warrior Supong shawl was most likely worn by headman (headhunter) from the Sangtam...
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Early 20th Century Indian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Shell, Wool, Cotton

Late 19th Century Silk Ikat Uzbekistan Tribal Weaving
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous handwoven silk Ikat weaving in rich magenta, gold and purple color, circa late 19th-early 20th century, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, on the ancient...
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Late 19th Century Uzbek Antique Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Silk

Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo A graphically compelling example of a Kuba raffia fiber prestige cloth with cut pile and stitched embroidery. In very good...
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt The Bushong people are one of the largest and most dominant ethnic groups within the Kuba Kingdom in the DR Congo, and h...
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Antique Afghan Turkmen Torba Tent Bag
Located in Skokie, IL
Antique Afghan Turkmen Torba Tent Bag A wonderful, antique Afghan Turkmen Torba Tent Bag wall hanging or decorative wall covering, circa 1930s-1940s. This torba from Afghanistan Tur...
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1930s Afghan Vintage Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Wool

The Desert Emblems: An Antique Persian Shiraz Masterpiece of Sacred Tribal Lores
Located in Dallas, TX
61443 Antique Red Persian Shiraz Rug, 03'10 x 07'09. Woven in the storied highlands of southern Iran, this hand knotted wool antique Persian Shiraz rug embodies the raw authority and...
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Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt The Bushong people are one of the largest and most dominant ethnic groups within the Kuba Kingdom in the DR Congo, and h...
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Early 20th Century Prestige Cloth, Dida People, Ivory Coast
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century prestige cloth, Dida people, Ivory Coast Raffia, natural dyes An engaging example of resist-dyed prestige cloths, this raffia fragment is professionally mounted o...
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Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan The tightly woven longhouse sleeping mats of Kalimantan are almost exclusively constructed by women, who begin ...
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Rattan

Antique Rare Ceremonial Shoulder Cloth (Kain Nyulam), South Sumatra
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Rare Ceremonial Shoulder Cloth (Kain Nyulam), South Sumatra This fully embellished and intricately embroidered shoulder cloth (kain nyulam) is a rare and unique example of t...
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Sequins

Early 20th Century Ceremonial Cloth / Tampan, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century ceremonial cloth / Tampan, Paminggir, Lampung region, South Sumatra, Indonesia Commonly referred to as ship cloths, these ceremonial tampan would have been used as gifts, wrappers, cushions or pillows in any number of life-transition ceremonies, including children’s first hair cutting...
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Cotton

Antique Tribal Kachin Woman’s Jacket with Shells, Myanmar (Burma)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Kachin Woman’s Jacket with Shells, Myanmar (Burma) A small, intricately woven woman’s jacket from the Kachin (Maru) tribal group located in the far northeast of Myanm...
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Mid-20th Century Burmese Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Cotton

Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan The tightly woven longhouse sleeping mats of Kalimantan are almost exclusively constructed by women, who begin ...
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Rattan

Kuba Shoowa Textile 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Shoowa Prestige Cloth D.R.Congo, Kuba (Shoowa) People Mid 20th century Raffia, natural dyes, cut pile embroidery 61 x 53.5 cm (24″ x 21”) Provenance: Pierre Loos Collection, Bru...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Natural Fiber

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) ...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Natural Fiber

Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan The tightly woven longhouse sleeping mats of Kalimantan are almost exclusively constructed by women, who begin ...
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Rattan

Antique Central Asian Silk Ikat Panel, Uzbekistan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Central Asian Silk Ikat Panel, Uzbekistan A large mounted silk and cotton ‘adras’ ikat panel with a dynamic 4-color design of large red rings with white centers surrounded b...
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Early 20th Century Uzbek Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Antique Lawa Woman’s Ikat Skirt Cloth, Thailand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Lawa Woman’s Ikat Skirt Cloth, Thailand The Lawa people are a relatively small animist/Buddhist ethnic group (est. pop 17,000) living in the mountainous region of northern T...
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Mid-20th Century Thai Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Cotton

Antique Man’s Ceremonial Beaded Vest (Kuton), Gadding, Philippines
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Man’s Ceremonial Beaded Vest (Kuton), Gadding, Philippines This Gaddang man’s ceremonial vest is from the Cordillera region in northern Luzon, Philippines. It’s composed of ...
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Mid-20th Century Philippine Tribal Tapestries

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Cotton

Wonderful Vintage South American Andean Peruvian Manta Cloth Kilim weaving
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful midcentury Kilim tapestry, Vintage Andean Peruvian Manta Cloth South American Vintage Textiles. A Vintage Manta cloth from the High Andes region of Peru Woven in came-lid f...
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Mid-20th Century Peruvian Tribal Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

Little Vintage Baluch Afghan Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice tribal Baluch Afghan rug with geometrical design and nice colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation.
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Mid-20th Century Afghan Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Mounted Shoowa Kuba Cloth Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking 20th century Shoowa Kuba cloth panel with a fantastic all-over interlocking meandering hook and knot pattern woven in black and natural flat-wea...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan The tightly woven longhouse sleeping mats of Kalimantan are almost exclusively constructed by women, who begin ...
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Rattan

20th Century Prestige Cloth, Shoowa, Kuba Kingdom, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th century Prestige cloth, Shoowa people, Kuba Kingdom, D. R. Congo A syncopated pattern of opposing forces lends this prestige cloth a sense of movement both horizontally and v...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Natural Fiber

Woven Mat, Kuba People
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Kuba mat from the Kasai region of the D.R.Congo These were used on the ground, there are photos showing the Kuba King seated on similar ones. Raffia cord is wrapped around the thic...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries

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Raffia, Palmwood

Antique Tribal Woman’s Skirt Cloth, Central Highlands, Vietnam
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Woman’s Skirt Cloth, Central Highlands, Vietnam This unusual wrap-around skirt cloth was made by either the Ede people or the Jarai people from the Central Highlands ...
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Early 20th Century Vietnamese Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Cotton

Early-Mid 20th Century Karen Sgaw , Women’s Ceremonial Tunic, Burma / Myanmar
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early-mid 20th century Karen (Sgaw) women’s ceremonial tunic, Burma / Myanmar Typically used in weddings and other formal occasions, woman’s tunics from the Sgaw Karen ethnic grou...
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Early 20th Century Burmese Tribal Tapestries

Materials

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 First half 20th century Inland Delta Region, Niger or Mal...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerien Tribal Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

Mounted Chancay Textile, 1300-1500 AD
Located in Chicago, IL
Immerse yourself in the artistry of the Chancay civilization with this extraordinary 12th-14th century handwoven and knotted textile. Echoing the mastery of a culture known for its i...
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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

Bobyrug’s nice vintage Equator tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty mid century South American tapestry with beautiful design and nice colours. Discover the charm of this handwoven vintage Ecuadorian tapestry...
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Mid-20th Century Ecuadorean Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

Kuna Mola Reverse Appliqué Brightly Colored Bird Wall Tapestry, Central America
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large brightly colored fabric collage tapestry of a bird with fish in its mouth. This dramatic fabric piece features carefully cut geometric pieces ...
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Mid-20th Century Panamanian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Fabric

Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan The tightly woven longhouse sleeping mats of Kalimantan are almost exclusively constructed by women, who begin ...
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tapestries

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Rattan

Bogolanfini "Mud Cloth" Woman s Wrapper
Located in Point Richmond, CA
WOMAN’S WRAPPER (BOGOLANFINI) Mali, Bamana people First half 20th century (probably made circa 1970) Cotton (hand-spun), strip weave; painting with mud and plant dyes These textil...
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1970s Malian Vintage Tribal Tapestries

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Cotton

Mid-20th Century Dance Skirt Panel, Kuba, D.R.Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Dance Skirt Panel, Kuba, D.R.Congo A wonderful, almost op-art Kuba dance skirt panel with an appliqued design of four squared spirals. Th...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries

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Natural Fiber

Bobyrug’s Beautiful Vintage Native Design Egyptian Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century Egyptian tapestry with a childish design of town and nice colors, entirely hand woven with wool and cotton. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epi...
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Mid-20th Century Egyptian Tribal Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

Tie-Dyed Panel from Tibet, circa 1900
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tie-dyed panel from Tibet, circa 1900. Woven on a back-strap loom by nomadic Tibetans, this type of tie-dyed wool was traditional used for horse blankets, sitting mats, or trimmin...
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Late 19th Century Tibetan Antique Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

Vintage Moroccan Tribal Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Antique Moroccan Kilim rug with beautiful geometrical and tribal design and nice red field color, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundat...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

A Diamond Talisman: Late 19th Century Persian Shiraz Masterpiece of Tribal Power
Located in Dallas, TX
61420 Antique Persian Shiraz Rug, 04'03 x 06'07. This hand knotted wool antique Persian Shiraz rug runner, woven in the late 19th century, is a commanding expression of Qashqai-influ...
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Late 19th Century Persian Antique Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

The Totemic Axis: Late 19th Century Persian Shiraz Masterpiece of Qashqai Power
Located in Dallas, TX
61421 Antique Persian Shiraz Rug Runner, 04'10 x 13'08. This hand knotted wool antique Persian Shiraz rug runner, woven in the final decades of the 19th century, stands as a commandi...
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Late 19th Century Persian Antique Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

The Stepped Gul Caravan: A Late 19th Century Persian Shiraz Masterpiece of Power
Located in Dallas, TX
61423 Antique Persian Shiraz Rug Runner, 03'10 x 12'05. Woven in the final decades of the 19th century, this hand-knotted wool antique Persian Shiraz rug runner carries the commandin...
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Late 19th Century Persian Antique Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

The Dragon Procession: Vintage Persian Shiraz Masterpiece of Tribal Mythos Lore
Located in Dallas, TX
61429 Vintage Persian Shiraz Rug, 03'09 x 06'10. The Dragon Procession: A Vintage Persian Shiraz Masterpiece of Tribal Mythos Lore Woven by nomadic hands in the cultural heartland ...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

Antique Afghan Balouch Salt Bag, Wall Hanging, Afghan Tapestry, Tribal Textile
Located in Dallas, TX
76638, antique Afghan Balouch salt bag, wall hanging, Afghan Tapestry, Tribal textile. This hand knotted wool antique Afghan Balouch salt bag features ancient tribal motifs, S-hooks, and uneven fringe hangs from the bottom. The Afghani Salt Bags were used by nomads to carry coins or salt. The purpose was to stop the rock salt from falling out and also to keep out the moisture and rain. Perfect used as a wall hanging, tapestry, or tribal wall art. Bespeaking age and history, this vintage Afghan textile...
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Early 20th Century Afghan Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

Bobyrug’s Very Pretty Antique Tribal Qashqai Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 19th century tribal qashqai Kilim with beautiful geometrical design and nice natural colors, entirely hand woven with wool on wool foundation.
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Late 19th Century Asian Antique Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

New Tribal Design Handwoven Flat Rug Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful new Kilim with geometrical tribal design and light colors, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundation. Size: 170 x 240 cm.
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2010s Indian Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

circa 1900 Bolivian Alpaca Wool Poncho
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Circa 1900 Bolivian Alpaca wool poncho Woven of alpaca wool and dyed with natural dyes, this small poncho from the highlands of Bolivia is patterned with two simple wide stripes i...
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Early 20th Century Bolivian Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

Tribal tapestries for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Tribal tapestries 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 tapestries created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, rugs and carpets, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Tribal tapestries made in a specific country, there are Asia, India, and South Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 $50 and tops out at $45,000 while the average work can sell for $2,156.

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