Mid-20th Century North and South American Rugs

An early 20th-century American hooked small square rug Details rug no. j5169 size 2' 10" x 3' 2"

A beautiful American hooked runner from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century Details rug no. j5212 size 2'2" x 9'

This antique Navajo Yei rug, woven circa 1940, features stylized ceremonial spirit figures surrounding a central corn plant motif, a design deeply rooted in Navajo cultural symbolism...

A striking mid-20th century Navajo rug with two large diamond medallions woven in black, red, and brown wool, living amidst a field of white, and flanked by more black and red design...

This hand-hooked rug was found in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and has such great geometric lines. It has a thick NAP and is really great condition.The rug is sewn on linen and on a custom made wood...

A vintage American Rag rug in throw/scatter size handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 3" x 6' 5".

A vintage American flatweave throw rug handmade by the Navajo tribe during the mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 7" x 4' 4".

Antique American hooked rug, size: 2'5" x 4'1". Wool 1930s Hooked American Antique Ivory Small Scatter Size Rug, Circa Date: 1930s. This charming example of an American hooked rug s...

Rare American Hooked rug with a happy colorful motif. Dated 1963 and initialized IEV. Not sure whose name is in the initials Measure: 30'' round.

A handmade American hooked rug from the middle part of the 20th century depicting a horse on a mint green background. Condition is really nice. No stains, no tears, has been professi...

Vintage American Hooked Rug with Floral and Geometric Motif Size: 10'9" × 14'9" (327 × 449 cm) A striking example of early 20th-century American craftsmanship, this vintage hooked ru...

Magnificent Vintage Geometric Navajo Blanket Rug! The rug is a Navajo Crystal area rug of Western New Mexico. The Crystal Trading Post (established 1896; now closed) was located on t...

1930s American Braided Rug ( 8'10 x 9'9" - 270 x 297 cm ) This piece represents the enduring domestic craft tradition of American USA rugs from the mid-1930s. Its distinctive oval ...

A handmade decorative American hooked rug from the middle of the 20th century depicting a quiet little home on the prairie. The condition is really nice. No stains, no tears, has bee...

Oval shape American Hooked rug with large flower design, rug S12-1206, country of origin / type: United States / Hooked, circa 1950 This colorful American Hooked rug depicts a var...

Vintage American Hooked Geometric Rug Size: 8'11" × 11'9" (271 × 358 cm) This captivating American hooked rug exemplifies early 20th-century ingenuity in textile art, where tradition...

Dated 1950 and Initialed SG American Hooked Rug ( 3'10" x 4'6" - 117 x 137 ) Vintage American Hooked Multicolor 1950s Rug, Circa Date: 1950s. This charming textile piece is a quint...

Amazing Vintage Needlepoint Patterned Rug Blanks from the Lou Gartner Estate of Palm Beach. Lou Gartner was an artist and world traveler, well known for hi...

This Navajo-Style Bird Rug, dating to circa 1930, showcases a bold central bird motif framed by stepped geometric borders and earthy horizontal stripes in brown, cream, black, and ye...

An exceptional example of mid-20th-century Persian craftsmanship, this 1960s handwoven Tabriz area rug measures an impressive 11′×15′ and exemplifies the rich legacy of one of Iran’s...

A finely handwoven Navajo Storm Pattern rug from the early to mid-20th century, purchased in Colorado Springs over 25 years ago. Woven in soft hand-s...

Creams and Gold, tan antique American hooked rug with a bald eagle on a tree , Keivan Woven Arts / rug J10-1201, country of origin / type: United States / Hooked, circa 1950 This ...

Description An American hooked accent-size rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century Details rug no. j3607 size 4' 4" x 5' 9" (132 x 175 cm)

Early 20th Century American Navajo "Double Saddle" Rug 3' x 3'9"-92 x 115

Vintage hooked rug in the style of coastal safari with a giraffe in palm trees landscape. Nice muted color palette. Great condition. Cleaned without Cho. Great for a safari themed o...

Nice mid century South American tapestry with beautiful design with eagle and brown and yellow colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotto...

Mid-20th century Turkish runner with an all over repetitive flower design. 2'11'' x 7'8''

79111 Vintage Yeibichai Southwestern style Kilim Rug, 02'05 x 02'00. This handwoven wool vintage Southwestern style kilim Yeibichai rug is a masterful expression of spiritual traditi...

Incredible room size braided rug featuring repeating disks of expanding concentric rings of polychrome fabric on a black background. While this is a country style rug, its bold, gra...

Edward Fields all wool designer rug with floral green, pink and off white pattern. USA, circa 1960. Signed Edward Fields. Measures approximately 9 feet x 9 feet. Exact Dimensions: 109" W x 111” L Condition: Good to fair. Vintage/Pre-owned. Notable overall wear. May be viewed in our Hudson NY...

Discover the elegance of this tribal Peruvian hand-woven tapestry featuring the exquisite tribal design ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury and craftsmanship with our exquisite co...

Mid-20th Century American Hooked Rug 2'4" x 20'5".

Ecuadorian Carpet, Designed by Olga Fisch Quito, Ecuador Middle 20th century, c. 1960 Symmetrically knotted wool pile on a wool foundation. The “Nazca Lines” are ancient Peruvian, b...

1930s American Navajo Carpet ( 3' 2'' x 3' 6'' - 97 x 107 cm ) Antique Native American Navajo Medallion Pattern Flat Weave Rug, Country of Origin: Native American Rugs, Circa Date: 1...

Mid 20th Century American Navajo Rug ( 2'2" x 2'10" - 66 x 86 ) Antique Navajo American Coral 1940s Rug, Circa Date: 1940s. This exceptional piece of American textile history repres...

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...

1940s Chimayo flat weave ( 4'8" x 6'8" - 142 x 198 cm) Antique Navajo - Chimayo Mexico Medallion Flat Weave Rug, Circa Date: 1940s. This striking textile represents the rich weaving...

Mid 20th Century American Rag Rug Runner ( 3' x 33' - 92 x 1006 )

A vintage American Hook carpet from the second quarter of the 20th century. Measures: 7' 10" x 8' 7"

Fantastic large Mid-Century Modern rug with its unique shape and vibrant palette are classic pop colors of 1960s. The design features a complex, stylized plaid and argyle-inspired ge...

A striking early 20th century Navajo blanket with a bold all-over diamond pattern woven in crimson, white, gray, and black wool.

Antique American Hooked rug. Measures: 4'9"x 6'0". 1930s Small Scatter Size American Hooked Antique Wool Rug, Country of Origin: American USA Rugs, Circa Date: 1930s. This charming p...

This 1940s Persian Bakhtiari area rug exemplifies the bold tribal artistry and rich heritage of the Bakhtiari weaving tradition from Bakhtiari. Hand-knotted in durable wool, this 4′2...

1930s American Braided Rug ( 8' R - 245 R )

Antique American Hooked rug. Measures: 3'6" x 4'4".

This vintage Native American Navajo Yei rug, woven in the mid-1900s, features a powerful and visually captivating design with five Yei deity figures standing side-by-side. Set agains...

Early 20th Century American Navajo Rug ( 4'6'' x 6'8'' - 137 x 203 ) Antique American Navajo Gray 1935 Rug, Circa Date: 1935. This exceptional example of early 20th-century weaving ...

A vintage American rag rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 6" x 5' 8" North American rugs & carpets: North American has never developed a unified handmade rug tradition, but rather it is the unassimilated confluence of several. From Mexico comes the Saltillo serape wearing blanket, and this stimulates the Navajo and Rio Grande (Colorado) weavers, first as blankets, then as rugs. The thrifty habits of rural America gave rise to the New England (and Western Canadian) hooked rug types, while the farmers of the Midwest recycled their disused garments into braided and rag rugs. The closest to a real ongoing tradition are the Southwestern (New Mexican) Navajo rugs. By the 1860s the native tribes were weaving wearing blankets with wool from the Spanish churro sheep. These were in stripe design, with combinations of undyed wool with cochineal reds and indigo blues. The multi-phase “Chief’s Blankets” from the 1870s-80s are a natural outgrowth of these. Machine spun red wool from Germantown in Pennsylvania appeared in the 1870s with a bright red hitherto unobtainable. The weavers loved it and blankets appeared with bright reds, generally aniline, in “eye dazzler” patterns. Anglo traders established posts beginning in the 1890s. Navajo weavings were perfect accompaniments not only for Western-themed decors, but for East Coast apartments, only they needed to be thicker and more rug like to be truly accepted. The traders brought Caucasian and Turkish village rugs to copy, borders were introduced and central medallions devised. The weavers continued to create on vertical looms, with a shared warp (dovetailing) weft structure to avoid slits. The warps were cotton string. Sizes were generally scatters, but occasionally a special order came in, hence antique room size Navajos are very rare and very pricey. Distinct village/pueblo styles developed. Among the best are: Two Grey Hills (considered the tightest, closest of all Navajo weaving), Crystal Springs, and Ganado. Certain new patterns such as the “Storm pattern” with jagged lightning bolts emanating from a dark cloud developed. The Yei rug with dancing Kachina doll figures became popular. The palette has been expanded beyond the classic grey, tan, dark brown, and cream natural wool combination to again include reds, blues, and greens. Navajo pictorials include American flags, trains, and automobiles, domestic and local scenes and scenery. Individual artist weavers now command gallery shows and correspondingly elevated prices. There are several levels of Navajo work, and antique and vintage scatters with simple flat designs, medium weaves, and tritonal palettes, and in good floor worthy condition are still available reasonably. The Native American weaving tradition extends into Colorado with two-piece scatters with sharp sawtooth medallions and striped end borders, with wool tapestry weave on cotton warps. These descend from the Saltillo blankets...

Hand-woven in wool circa 1950–1960, this 5x5 square vintage Peruvian Kilim—traditionally known as a Frazada—is a luminous example of South American textile artistry. A distinctive ad...

Hand-woven in wool circa 1950-1960, this 5x6 square vintage Peruvian Kilim—traditionally known as a Frazada—is a sophisticated departure from the classic striped aesthetic. A distinc...

77768 Vintage Southwestern style Kilim Yeibichai Rug, 02'11 x 04'04. Yeibichai Southwestern style Kilims are a distinctive type of Southwestern style weaving that depict figures from...

A vintage American Braided oval room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 9' 5" x 12' 3" North American has never developed a unified handmade rug tradition, but rather it is the unassimilated confluence of several. From Mexico comes the Saltillo serape wearing blanket, and this stimulates the Navajo and Rio Grande (Colorado) weavers, first as blankets, then as rugs. The thrifty habits of rural America gave rise to the New England (and Western Canadian) hooked rug types, while the farmers of the Midwest recycled their disused garments into braided and rag rugs. The closest to a real ongoing tradition are the Southwestern (New Mexican) Navajo rugs. By the 1860’s the native tribes were weaving wearing blankets with wool from the Spanish churro sheep. These were in stripe design, with combinations of undyed wool with cochineal reds and indigo blues. The multi-phase “Chief’s Blankets” from the 1870’s-80’s are a natural outgrowth of these. Machine spun red wool from Germantown in Pennsylvania appeared in the 1870’s with a bright red hitherto unobtainable. The weavers loved it and blankets appeared with bright reds, generally aniline, in “eye dazzler” patterns. Anglo traders established posts beginning in the 1890’s. Navajo weavings were perfect accompaniments not only for Western-themed decors, but for East Coast apartments, only they needed to be thicker and more rug like to be truly accepted. The traders brought Caucasian and Turkish village rugs to copy, borders were introduced and central medallions devised. The weavers continued to create on vertical looms, with a shared warp (dovetailing) weft structure to avoid slits. The warps were cotton string. Sizes were generally scatters, but occasionally a special order came in, hence antique room size Navajos are very rare and very pricey. Distinct village/pueblo styles developed. Among the best are: Two Grey Hills (considered the tightest, closest of all Navajo weaving), Crystal Springs and Ganado. Certain new patterns such as the “Storm pattern” with jagged lightning bolts emanating from a dark cloud developed. The Yei rug with dancing Kachina doll figures became popular. The palette has been expanded beyond the classic grey, tan, dark brown and cream natural wool combination to again include reds, blue and greens. Navajo pictorials include: American flags, trains and automobiles, domestic and local scenes and scenery. Individual artist weavers now command gallery shows and correspondingly elevated prices. There are several levels of Navajo work, and antique and vintage scatters with simple flat designs, medium weaves and tritonal palettes, and in good floor worthy condition are still available reasonably. The Native American weaving tradition extends into Colorado with two piece scatters with sharp sawtooth medallions and striped end borders, with wool tapestry weave on cotton warps. These descend from the Saltillo blankets...

This exquisite vintage American hooked rug, dating from the 1940s, is a celebration of folk craftsmanship and romantic botanical beauty. A masterful example of American textile art, ...

78790 Vintage New Mexico Chimayo Rug, 03'01 x 05'00. New Mexico Chimayo wool rugs made by Ortega's Weaving Shop are handcrafted textiles celebrated ...

Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the four corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and ...

A compelling Mid-20th Century American hooked rug. Measures: 3'2" x 5'11''.

A handmade mini-size American hooked rug from the middle of the 20th century showing a duck Measures: 2' x 2'6''.

Antique American Hooked rug. Measures: 3'9"x 5'6".

This vibrant mid-20th-century Turkish flat-woven Sofreh kilim is a rare and exceptional find. Woven in a near-square format, traditionally used for Sofreh pieces, it showcases a live...

A vintage American Braid round/circular accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 7' 1" x 7' 1".