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Antique Japanese Recycled Zanshiori Jacket
Antique Japanese Recycled Zanshiori Jacket

Antique Japanese Recycled Zanshiori Jacket

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Antique Japanese Recycled Zanshiori Jacket Zanshi-ori cloth is woven from leftover cotton and silk threads, either from commercial kimono production or from home-produced recycled y...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Yoruba (Nigeria) Early 20th Century Cloth
Yoruba (Nigeria) Early 20th Century Cloth

Yoruba (Nigeria) Early 20th Century Cloth

Located in Greenwich, CT

Fine early 20th Century hand spun indigo cotton and Trans-Sahara silk cloth.

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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Antique Woman’s Silk Tie-Dyed Kerchief (chabot), Cambodia
Antique Woman’s Silk Tie-Dyed Kerchief (chabot), Cambodia

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 Tribal Antique Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Silk

Antique Man's Ceremonial Head Cloth (Iket Kepala), South Sumatra
Antique Man's Ceremonial Head Cloth (Iket Kepala), South Sumatra

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 Tribal Antique Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Silk

Kain Limar Songket, Silk Ikat, Metallic Thread, circa 1900, Palembang, Sumatra
Kain Limar Songket, Silk Ikat, Metallic Thread, circa 1900, Palembang, Sumatra

Kain Limar Songket, Silk Ikat, Metallic Thread, circa 1900, Palembang, Sumatra

Located in Austin, TX

A rich and luxurious kain limar songket, shoulder cloth for a woman, ikat dyed and woven silk (limar) with supplementary weft woven metallic gold thread brocade (songket), circa 1900...

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Early 1900s Indonesian Tribal Antique Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Metallic Thread

Vintage West African Blue Kente Cloth
Vintage West African Blue Kente Cloth

Vintage West African Blue Kente Cloth

Located in Chicago, IL

A vibrant patchwork of strip-woven fabric, this antique blue kente cloth is a beautiful example of West African weaving tradition. Attributed to Ashanti or Ewe artists of Ghana and t...

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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Rare Antique Woman's Silk Ceremonial Headscarf (Kiet), Cambodia
Rare Antique Woman's Silk Ceremonial Headscarf (Kiet), Cambodia

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 Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Silk

Vintage West African Yellow Kente Cloth
Vintage West African Yellow Kente Cloth

Vintage West African Yellow Kente Cloth

Located in Chicago, IL

A vibrant patchwork of strip-woven fabric, this antique yellow kente cloth is a beautiful example of West African weaving tradition. Attributed to Ashanti or Ewe artists of Ghana and...

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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Late 19th Century Silk Ikat Uzbekistan Tribal Weaving
Late 19th Century Silk Ikat Uzbekistan Tribal Weaving

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 Tribal Antique Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Silk, Cotton

Indian Phulkari Wedding Textile, Silk & Cotton Embroidery, Punjab, 1900s
Indian Phulkari Wedding Textile, Silk & Cotton Embroidery, Punjab, 1900s

Indian Phulkari Wedding Textile, Silk & Cotton Embroidery, Punjab, 1900s

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

This strikingly coloured Phulkari is from Punjab, India. It was hand-crafted from silk and cotton, with silk being used for the embroidery. Phulkari’s are a form of wedding shawl and...

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Early 20th Century Indian Other Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Antique Central Asian Silk Ikat Panel, Uzbekistan
Antique Central Asian Silk Ikat Panel, Uzbekistan

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 Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Antique Panel from Young Girl’s Skirt, Myanmar (Burma)
Antique Panel from Young Girl’s Skirt, Myanmar (Burma)

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 three shades of jade green, purple, reddish pink,...

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Late 19th Century Burmese Tribal Antique Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Silk

Indian Phulkari Wedding Textile, Silk & Cotton Embroidery, Punjab 1900s
Indian Phulkari Wedding Textile, Silk & Cotton Embroidery, Punjab 1900s

Indian Phulkari Wedding Textile, Silk & Cotton Embroidery, Punjab 1900s

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

This strikingly coloured Phulkari is from Punjab, India. It was hand-crafted from silk and cotton, with silk being used for the embroidery. Phulkari’s are a form of wedding shawl and...

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Other Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Antique Rare Ceremonial Shoulder Cloth (Kain Nyulam), South Sumatra
Antique Rare Ceremonial Shoulder Cloth (Kain Nyulam), South Sumatra

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...

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Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Sequins

Antique Tajik Silk Embroidered Ruband Bridal Veil
Antique Tajik Silk Embroidered Ruband Bridal Veil

Antique Tajik Silk Embroidered Ruband Bridal Veil

Located in Milan, IT

Antique Ruband veils such as this example, which are hand-embroidered in silk on a cotton foundation, were used to cover the bride's face when she moved to the groom's house, as well...

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Early 20th Century Tajikistani Suzani Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Antique Panel from Young Girl’s Skirt, Myanmar (Burma)
Antique Panel from Young Girl’s Skirt, Myanmar (Burma)

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 Tribal Antique Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Silk

Framed Riga Gound from Nigeria With Tribal Motifs
Framed Riga Gound from Nigeria With Tribal Motifs

Framed Riga Gound from Nigeria With Tribal Motifs

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

A framed Riga Gound from Nigeria. Elite Nigerian men wore grand, flowing garments known by various names: riga (Hausa), agbádá (Yorùbá), boubou (French), and mbubb (Wolof). This particular strip-woven riga features a off-white, very light grey tone with silk accents adding contrast. Skilled embroiderers—often trained in Arabic calligraphy—incorporated motifs once imbued with protective Islamic symbolism. Central to the textile is a leaf (gambiya) motif, linked to the Nupe people. A spiral design symbolizes the wearer’s spiritual journey toward God. The hem is lined with magenta silk, imported via trans-Saharan trade routes. Historically admired across cultures, the riga remains a cornerstone of pan-Nigerian male national dress today. This framed Riga Gound has a unique back story. Having owned a prominent antiques shop in Hong-Kong for more than two decades it was common for antique dealers to sometimes come to the shop and present items to sell...

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1980s Nigerian Folk Art Vintage Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Indian Phulkari Wedding Textile, Silk & Cotton Embroidery, Punjab 1900s
Indian Phulkari Wedding Textile, Silk & Cotton Embroidery, Punjab 1900s

Indian Phulkari Wedding Textile, Silk & Cotton Embroidery, Punjab 1900s

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

This strikingly coloured Phulkari is from Punjab, India. It was hand-crafted from silk and cotton, with silk being used for the embroidery. Phulkari’s are a form of wedding shawl and...

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Other Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Kyonoshiki Hand Embroidered Folding Desktop Screen
Kyonoshiki Hand Embroidered Folding Desktop Screen

Kyonoshiki Hand Embroidered Folding Desktop Screen

Located in Pasadena, TX

This Kyonoshiki Folding screen is hand woven. It's done in the traditional style of the famous looms of Kyoto, Japan. It's embroidered using gold and silver thread on silk. It depict...

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20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Silk

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Brocade, Silk

Yoruba Indigo Adire Cloth Mid 20th C or Earlier, Nigeria
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Silk Tribal Art

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Cotton

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Cotton

Antique Berber Henna-Dyed Woman's Ceremonial Head Scarf
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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 Tribal Vintage Silk Tribal Art

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Wool

Tonga Pakipaki War Club, Polynesia, 18th Century
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Wood

Antique French Silk Aubusson, circa 1890
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Located in Secaucus, NJ

The Aubusson workshops, on the river Creuse in France, are famous for their antique European rugs, carpets and tapestries, woven since the 18th century. The Royal Council established...

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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Silk Tribal Art

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Antique Japanese Indigo dyed cotton textile large Furoshiki wabi sabi wall decor
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Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Antique Japanese large cotton textile called "Furoshiki", made of indigo-dyed, hand-woven textile. the product of 1870s to 1900s (Meiji to Taisho era). Furoshiki textiles are basica...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Folk Art Antique Silk Tribal Art

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Cotton

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Antique Ceremonial Limar Ikat Textile, Palembang, South Sumatra This ceremonial limar textile was used as a waist or shoulder cloth by ethnic Malay people living in south Sumatra, a...

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Late 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Silk

Antique Japanese Recycled Zanshi-Ori Futon Cover
Antique Japanese Recycled Zanshi-Ori Futon Cover

Antique Japanese Recycled Zanshi-Ori Futon Cover

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Antique Japanese Recycled Zanshi-Ori Futon Cover Zanshi-ori cloth is woven from leftover or repurposed threads, either from commercial kimono production or home produced recycled co...

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Early 19th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Silk Tribal Art

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Cotton, Silk

Fine Vintage Laotian Silk Chok Weaving Interior Design Textiles
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Located in London, GB

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Mid-20th Century Laotian Silk Tribal Art

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Cotton, Silk

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Rare Elaborate Traditional Wool Turkish Camel Saddle

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Vintage African Bamileke Juju Feather Hat Wall Hanging Medallion Boho
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Vintage Handwoven Silk Shawl End Panel Tai Nue from Laos Mid-20th Century
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Vintage Handwoven Silk Shawl End Panel Tai Nue from Laos Mid-20th Century

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Silk

Vintage Silk Ikat Sarong from Northeast Thailand or Cambodia, Mid-20th Century
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Vintage silk Ikat Sarong from East Thailand or Cambodia, mid-20th century. This sarong comes from the border region of Thailand and Cambodia. The coloration and close repeating patt...

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Mid-20th Century Thai Tribal Silk Tribal Art

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Silk

Vintage Silk Ikat Sarong from Northeast Thailand or Cambodia, Mid-20th Century
Vintage Silk Ikat Sarong from Northeast Thailand or Cambodia, Mid-20th Century

Vintage Silk Ikat Sarong from Northeast Thailand or Cambodia, Mid-20th Century

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Vintage silk Ikat Sarong from East Thailand or Cambodia, mid-20th century. This sarong comes from the border region of Thailand and Cambodia. The coloration and close repeating patt...

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Mid-20th Century Thai Tribal Silk Tribal Art

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Silk

Vintage Silk Ikat Sarong from Northeast Thailand or Cambodia, Mid-20th Century
Vintage Silk Ikat Sarong from Northeast Thailand or Cambodia, Mid-20th Century

Vintage Silk Ikat Sarong from Northeast Thailand or Cambodia, Mid-20th Century

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Vintage silk Ikat Sarong from East Thailand or Cambodia, mid-20th century. This sarong comes from the border region of Thailand and Cambodia. The coloration and close repeating patt...

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Mid-20th Century Thai Tribal Silk Tribal Art

Materials

Silk

Mid-20th Century Embroidered Baby Carrier, Shui Ethnic Minority. Guizhou, China
Mid-20th Century Embroidered Baby Carrier, Shui Ethnic Minority. Guizhou, China

Mid-20th Century Embroidered Baby Carrier, Shui Ethnic Minority. Guizhou, China

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Mid-20th century embroidered baby carrier, Shui Ethnic Minority. Guizhou, China. This baby carrier comes from the Shui people of Sandu District in southern Guizhou. It exhibits a va...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Tribal Silk Tribal Art

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Cotton, Silk

Handwoven Kente Textile, Ewe of Ghana, W. Africa, Cotton & Silk Mid-20th Century
Handwoven Kente Textile, Ewe of Ghana, W. Africa, Cotton & Silk Mid-20th Century

Handwoven Kente Textile, Ewe of Ghana, W. Africa, Cotton & Silk Mid-20th Century

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Vintage handwoven Kente Textile. Ewe of Ghana, West Africa. Cotton and silk, mid-20th century. 118 inches long by 69.5 inches wide. Kente cloths are prestige textiles, with striking...

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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Silk Tribal Art

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Cotton, Silk

Antique Fine Central Asian Embroidery
Antique Fine Central Asian Embroidery

Antique Fine Central Asian Embroidery

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Located in Saint Ouen, FR

Very fine and beautiful antique embroidery probably for a cloth sleeve. Entirely hand embroidered with silk. Take a look at other Bobyrug items! , search by "Bobyrug" !

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Late 19th Century Armenian Tribal Antique Silk Tribal Art

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Silk