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Style: Tribal
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 ...
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1920s Beninese Vintage Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Cotton

Large Paisley Shawl with Highly Decorative Flora and Paisley Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This finely-woven antique Indian Paisley features an elaborate design of all-over decorative paisley motifs. Surrounding the central figure are branching flora and delightful picture...
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Early 20th Century Indian Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

Early 20th Century Wool Apron Pangden, Western Tibet
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century wool apron (pangden), Western Tibet In original condition, four panels woven on a back-strap loom, stitched together and worn as an apron among the Tibetans of th...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

Vintage Moroccan Blue Kilim Rug with Geometric Border and Two Diamond Lozenges
Located in Morristown, NJ
Antique early 20th century Moroccan Kilim rug, with two central diamond medallions, made in simple flat-woven or tapestry technique, in which the pattern is produced by horizontal wefts that cover the vertical warps. The ground is a denim blue color with browns, greens, beiges, pinks and blues woven into the border decoration and diamond medallions. The desire for the ‘exotic’ rug family in Western culture played no small part in the entrance of Moroccan style to the world stage and the gradual western influence on the style we see today. Given their thinner, supple structure, Kilim rugs are usable not only as decorative floor covering, but also as wall hangings and on furniture or bed coverlets...
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1950s Moroccan Vintage Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

Very Fine Antique Algerian Silk and Wool Shawl with Stripes
Located in Milan, IT
A strikingly visual shawl composed of alternating rows of horizontal stripes in undyed dark wool and insect dyed fuchsia red silk. The differing widths of each stripe imparts this te...
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1930s Algerian Vintage Tribal Tapestries

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Wool, Silk

Antique Indian Handmade Paisley Textile Shawl with Brilliant Colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Indian Handmade Paisley Textile Shawl in Red and Brilliant Border. 19th Century Antique Indian Hand made Paisley Textile Shawl with Brilliant...
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Early 1900s Indian Antique Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

Kuba Dye-Resist Tcaka Textile
Located in Chicago, IL
Visually dynamic and highly textured, this raffia textile expresses the irregular, geometric patterns typical of Kuba textile art. Created by an artisan of the Kuba people of the Dem...
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20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries

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Raffia

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 Egyptian Tribal Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

Mounted Indonesian Dyed Silk Lawon, Diamond Pattern, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A striking Indonesian silk kain lawon with a central diamond pattern, Sumatra, Indonesia, late 19th or early 20th century. The ceremonial shawl, call...
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Early 1900s Indonesian Antique Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Silk

The Crimson Oracle: Late 19th Century Persian Shiraz Masterpiece of Tribal Myth
Located in Dallas, TX
61445 Antique Persian Shiraz Rug, 04'07 x 06'08. Woven in the final decades of the 19th century, this extraordinary Persian Shiraz rug is a powerful relic of nomadic intellect and ar...
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Late 19th Century Persian Antique Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Wool

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 Ghanaian Tribal Tapestries

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Cotton

Antique Afghan Baluch Balisht Bag, Nomadic Wall Hanging, Tribal Style Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
76631, antique Afghan Baluch Balisht bag, Nomadic wall hanging, tribal style tapestry. This hand knotted wool antique Baluch Balisht bag is also known as an Afghan Pushti, Baluch pil...
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Early 20th Century Afghan Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

Rare Antique Woman s Silk Ceremonial Headscarf (Kiet), Cambodia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rare Antique Woman's Silk Ceremonial Headscarf (Kiet), Cambodia This traditional head cloth or veil was made by the Cham people of Cambodia, a Muslim group with historic ties to Mal...
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Early 20th Century Cambodian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Silk

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...
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Mid-20th Century Egyptian Tribal Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

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...
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1960s Nigerian Vintage Tribal Tapestries

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Cotton

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 ...
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1960s Tunisian Vintage Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Wool

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 ...
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1920s Beninese Vintage Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Cotton

The Nomad’s Sovereignty: Late 19th Century Persian Shiraz Masterpiece
Located in Dallas, TX
61447 Rare Antique Persian Shiraz Rug, 03'03 x 04'05. Woven in the final decades of the 19th century, this exceptional Persian Shiraz rug embodies the quiet power and untamed eleganc...
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Late 19th Century Persian Antique Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

The Crimson Nomad: A Vintage Persian Shiraz Masterpiece of Mythic Symbolism
Located in Dallas, TX
61481 Vintage Persian Shiraz Rug, 05'04 x 10'00. This exceptional vintage Persian Shiraz rug is a commanding expression of nomadic intelligence and ancestral memory, hand knotted in ...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

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 Congolese Antique Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Minimalist Antique Woolen Namad Felt, 19th Century - Afghanistan
Located in Renens, CH
For millennia, Central Asian nomads relied on age-old designs. Felt, prized for its insulation and portability, featured prominently in their lives until its decline a few decades ag...
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Early 1900s Afghan Antique Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Wool

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 ...
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1950s Congolese Vintage Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Raffia

Antique Tapestry-Woven Carriage Cushion Cover (rölakan), Skåne County, Sweden
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tapestry-Woven Carriage Cushion Cover (rölakan), Sweden This finely woven, nine-color rölakan displays a detailed yet balanced composition of three large eight-pointed stars...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

Antique Woman’s Silk Tie-Dyed Kerchief (chabot), Cambodia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Woman’s Silk Tie-Dyed Kerchief (chabot), Cambodia This small, graphically intriguing resist-dyed textile was made by the Cham people of Cambodia, a muslim group with histori...
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Late 19th Century Cambodian Antique Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Silk

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. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury ...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Minimalist Antique Woolen Namad Felt, 19th Century - Afghanistan
Located in Renens, CH
For millennia, Central Asian nomads relied on age-old designs. Felt, prized for its insulation and portability, featured prominently in their lives until its decline a few decades ag...
Category

Early 1900s Afghan Antique Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Antique Aymara Woman’s Mantle (Ahuayo), Bolivia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Aymara Woman’s Mantle (Ahuayo), Bolivia A large, finely woven and intricately patterned woman’s mantle from the Pacajes region of Bolivia displaying three wide vertical sect...
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Mid-19th Century Bolivian Antique Tribal Tapestries

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Alpaca

Vintage Berber Moroccan Textile
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...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Vintage Berber Moroccan Textile
Vintage Berber Moroccan Textile
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Bobyrug’s Vintage Indonesian Ikat Tapestry or Tablecloth
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the allure of our exquisite midcentury Indonesian Ikat collection – crafted with intricate tribal designs, vibrant colors, and skillfully hand...
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Cotton

Nice Vintage Pictural Shiraz Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful pictural rug with nice design of deer and beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.
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Mid-20th Century Asian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Bhutanese Wrapping Cloth / Bhundi
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Bhutanese wrapping cloth / bhundi A beautifully preserved example of a rare Bhutanese wrapping cloth (bhundi), which would have be...
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Early 20th Century Bhutanese Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Cotton

Vintage Miao Baby Carrier Panel With Cross-Stitch Geometric Pattern, South China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Miao Baby Carrier Panel With Cross-Stitch Geometric Pattern, South China An exquisitely embroidered Miao baby carrier panel from Xifeng County, Guizhou Province, south China...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Tribal Tapestries

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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.
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Mid-20th Century Tunisian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Wool

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 ...
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20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Cotton

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...
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1930s Moroccan Vintage Tribal 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...
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1930s Moroccan Vintage Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

Antique Chinese Felt for the Japanese Market
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Felt for the Japanese Market This unique Chinese felt was imported into Japan in the early 1900s. Little in known about their specific use, or who or might have owne...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Wool

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...
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Mid-20th Century Egyptian Tribal Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

Bobyrug’s Wonderful Vintage South American Weaving Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful midcentury Kilim tapestry, with nice geometrical design and very beautiful colorful exciting colors, entirely and very finely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation. ✨✨...
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Late 20th Century South American Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

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...
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Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tapestries

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Raffia

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 ...
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1880s Congolese Antique Tribal Tapestries

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Natural Fiber

Antique Tibetan Sitting Rug or Runner
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tibetan Sitting Rug or Runner This unique Tibetan carpet is somewhat unusual, both in size and design layout. It’s narrower and shorter than most classic khaden sleeping rug...
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Late 19th Century Tibetan Antique Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

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

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Chinese Hani Minority Layered Jacket, South China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century Chinese Hani minority layered jacket, South China A six-layered indigo-dyed jacket made of tightly woven cotton by the Hani minority...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Tribal Tapestries

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Cotton

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 ...
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1960s Nigerian Vintage Tribal Tapestries

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Cotton

Antique Man s Ceremonial Head Cloth (Iket Kepala), South Sumatra
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Man's Ceremonial Head Cloth (Iket Kepala), South Sumatra Malay people, Palembang region A beautifully subtle weft ikat ceremonial head cloth with elaborate silk chain-stitch...
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Late 19th Century Indonesian Antique Tribal Tapestries

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Silk

Wonderful Vintage Silk Turkmen Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century Turkmen rug with nice geometrical and tribal design and beautiful colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with silk velvet on silk and cotton foundation.
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Late 20th Century Afghan Tribal Tapestries

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Silk

Vintage Persian Shiraz Pictorial Rug, Worldly Sophistication Meets Global Chic
Located in Dallas, TX
61033 Vintage Persian Shiraz Pictorial Rug, 04'11 x 06'06. This hand-knotted wool vintage Persian Shiraz pictorial rug is a striking example of artistry meeting storytelling, a woven...
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Late 20th Century Persian Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

Late 19th Century Uzbekistan Tribal Silk Ikat Panel
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th century silk tribal Ikat weaving panel from Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Luxurious over saturated magenta, purple, gold, green and pink. Reverse s...
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Late 19th Century Uzbek Antique Tribal Tapestries

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Silk

Beautiful New Tribal Design Hand Woven Kilim Rug size 6ft 6in x 9ft 10in
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice new Kilim with beautiful tribal design of Turkish Kilims and nice colors, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundation.
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2010s Indian Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

Fine Antique Woman’s Mantle (Awayo), Bolivia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Antique Woman’s Mantle (Awayo), Bolivia This exceptionally fine woman’s awayo, or mantle, displays three groups of tightly patterned vertical bands and colored stripes separate...
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Late 19th Century Bolivian Antique Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

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. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Tapestries

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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).
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries

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Raffia

New Tribal Design Handwoven Flat Rug Kilim size 6ft 6in x 9ft 10in
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful new Kilim with geometrical tribal design and light colors, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundation.
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2010s Indian Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

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 Beninese Vintage Tribal Tapestries

Materials

Cotton

Early 20th Century Chinese Minority Baby Carrier Panel, Miao People
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Chinese Minority Baby Carrier Panel, Miao People A beautifully woven panel that would have made up the main section of a baby ca...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Tribal Tapestries

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Cotton, Silk

Antique Woman’s Shoulder Cloth (Mantita) or Head Covering (Phullo), Bolivia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Woman’s Shoulder Cloth (Mantita) or Head Covering (Phullo), Bolivia This finely woven minimalist mantle or head covering is composed of two panels with a cochineal-dyed mono...
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Late 19th Century Bolivian Antique Tribal Tapestries

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Wool

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

Materials

Wool

Beautiful New Tribal Design Handwoven Kilim Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice new Kilim with beautiful tribal design of Turkish Kilims and nice 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

Antique Panel from Young Girl’s Skirt, Myanmar (Burma)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Panel from Young Girl’s Luntaya-Acheiq Hta-mein (skirt), Myanmar (Burma) Skirt panel of interlocking-tapestry woven silk in shades of pink, mauve, cream, light blue and indi...
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Late 19th Century Burmese Antique Tribal Tapestries

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Silk

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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