Vintage Kyrgyz / Kazakh Tush Kyiz (Tent Hanging) from Kazakhstan , Central Asia embroidered cotton

Vintage Kyrgyz / Kazakh Tush Kyiz ( Tent Hanging ) from Kazakhstan , Central Asia embroidered cotton and silk wall textile. Tribal Nomadic folk art piece. 72" x 32"

Second half 19th century, 176 x 146 cm, Central Asia, South West Uzbekistan This unusual suzani embroidered in the yurma stitch was probably made by a Lakai tribal group in the Kermina area. The found

Mid 19th century, 218 x 148 cm, Central Asia, South West Uzbekistan A Bokhara suzani in magnificent colours chiefly embroidered in the basma technique. The field displays the so-called Nurata design o

Mid 19th century, 76 x 116 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan A large Tekke tent bag of the ak chuval type. Always very finely and elaborately woven, such pieces were produced in a mixed technique: wide

Mid 19th century, 144 x 109 cm, Central Asia, Uzbekistan, Emirate of Kokand This gorgeous decorative ikat hanging was previously published by Herrmann. Its black field appears like a dark window illum

ENGLISH ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED HANGING, CIRCA 1890 wool, reserved on a linen ground with original velvet border, mercerised cotton lining and hanging rings(Panel 210cm x 153cm)

OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED HANGING, RETAILED BY MORRIS & CO. 19TH CENTURY worked in cream and gold-coloured chain stitch on cotton, depicting ribbon-tied flowering branches within a meandering flower border,

From the village weavers in the west-central Persian Chahar Mahal district, this cotton foundation piece shows a stepped lozenge lattice with cells in green, eggshell, red, rust and navy, with cypress

13-Star Civil War Vintage Flag. 63" x 34" light-weight cotton, stars arranged in a medallion pattern with large central star and stars in each corner. Twill cotton sleeve with rope insert. Four old re

Qing dynasty (1644-1912), a very fine and heavily embroidered wall hanging, in the center is a large character in gold thread, to the left and right are inscriptions also in gold thread, the central s

Vintage or antique ikat shroud, also used as wall hangings to demark space for ceremonial events. Bold red and black geometric designs in coarse, hand spun cotton. Celebes Island (Sulawesi) Indonesia.

Mid 19th century Chinese silk wall hanging, circa 1855, couch embroidered with metallic threads on a red ground, the large central area with a birthday poem for a Cantonese high official, at the court

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Paracas, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. A collection of textile fragments woven and embroidered from camelid wool (alpaca or llama) and cotton. The pieces are colorful, the

Vintage or antique ikat shroud, also used as wall hangings to demark space for ceremonial events. Bold red and black geometric designs in coarse, hand spun cotton. Celebes Island (Sulawesi) Indonesia.

Ca. 1800, 60 x 110 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan The field design of this rare Salor torba consists of three rows of six octagonal güls; small petrol diamonds decorated with double hooks at each c

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. An exquisite, life-size terracotta head of the Buddha, depicted nearly in the round, with a wavy coiffure, a gener

Central Asia, ca. Early Cretaceous (101 - 126 MYO). This is a significant specimen due to its size, completeness, and originality. The bones were meticulously removed from a single block of matrix and

late 18th century, 261 x 130 cm, Central Asia, East Turkestan In the red field of this early rug from the oasis town of Khotan, large dark blue disc medallions are embedded in a basic design of leaves

18th century, 68 x 104 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan This fragment of an early Salor chuval has been cut all around; the left-hand side and upper border are missing. The field displays a spacious d

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. An absolutely stunning dark grey schist face with a tremendous turban-style headdress, in a beautiful state of pre

Ca. 1800, 76 x 75 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan Small-format knotted trappings of this kind are known as khalyks. Most of the surviving examples were woven by the Tekke tribe. On the day of the wed

Ca. 1800 or earlier, 56 x 95 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan This unusual bag face showing every sign of great age cannot be assigned to any of the tribal groups defined to date. It is finely and reg

First half 19th century, 189 x 99 cm, Central Asia, East Turkestan A fragment of a multiple prayer rug (saf) from the Kashgar oasis. The surviving section consists of four mihrab fields which are stil

Central Asia; Cretaceous Period (65 - 144 million years ago). A fine nest of 6 eggs on matrix. No restoration. Dimensions Greatest length: 11" (28cm)