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SELECTED NEW ARRIVALS

A few of our newest pieces. Check out all of our New Arrivals

An antique Quchan Kurdish rug woven with an allover field of small stepped geometric medallions in soft salmon, indigo blue, turquoise, ivory, and warm brown. The closely arranged motifs create a lively, mosaic-like surface, framed by an ivory floral border and narrow geometric guard borders.

Quchan rugs were woven by Kurdish communities in the Khorasan region and are admired for their strong tribal drawing, durable construction, and expressive use of color. This example is especially appealing for its com

Quchan Kurd Rug - 3' x 5'6

$1,450.00

A Richly colored tribal rug with a striking double-column format of two tall elongated medallions on a deep indigo ground, each structured around a vertical spine of diamond forms quartered in olive and cream. The m red field between and around them reads almost as a third element, giving the composition an unusual density. Colors throughout are well-preserved with navy, red, ivory, and a muted green that surfaces in the medallion interiors and guard borders.

Kurdish Rug - 4'3 x 6'7

$750.00

A boldly patterned antique Kurdish long rug woven with a striking compartment design. The field is organized into a grid of stepped, octagonal Memling guls, each enclosing a central rosette, rendered in a rich palette of madder red, indigo blue, ivory, soft camel, brown, and green.

The Memling gul, an ancient geometric motif appearing across many Caucasian and Kurdish weaving traditions, gives the rug its powerful visual structure. Here, the repeated guls are framed by an especially lively diagonal-striped

Kurdish Rainbow Runner - 4'5 x 10'3

$3,500.00

A richly patterned Baluch rug with a dense, all-over field of octagonal guls, each filled with intricate, angular motifs. The repeating geometry creates a rhythmic, almost textile-like surface, framed by multiple borders with stylized elements that echo the structure of the field.

Woven in the late 19th to early 20th century, the palette is grounded in deep madder reds and soft abrashed browns, offset by dark indigo outlines. The dyes have mellowed beautifully over time, giving the rug a warm, cohesive ton

Antique Baluch Rug - 3'10 x 7'2

$1,250.00

A richly colored antique Kurdish runner with a dramatic dark field and a vertical sequence of stepped diamond medallions. Each medallion contains a bold four-part floral form, set within a field of angular zigzag bands and small hooked motifs in madder red, deep indigo, soft rose, aubergine, and green.

The rug has a strong tribal character, with a narrow format, saturated color, and confident geometric drawing. The repeated diamond medallions create a clear central rhythm, while the surrounding serrated fo

Kurdish Runner - 3' x 8'9

$1,850.00

A madder red field densely packed with an all-over diagonal boteh repeat in ivory, navy, gold, teal, and brown forms scattered across the ground in a loose, lively arrangement. The runner reads almost like a textile print at distance and reveals real drawing up close. No two botehs are identical; the color varies row to row, giving the field a warm, animated quality that a more regimented repeat couldn’t achieve.

The main border is a deep navy with a bold reciprocal leaf-and-vine pattern, framed by na

Luri Runner - 3'6 x 10'6

$4,500.00

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Buyi Quilt Cover - 2'6 x 3'9

A lively Buyi quilt cover composed of gridded square panels, each filled with bold, abstract floral forms alongside stylized yin-yang and butterfly motifs, symbols often associated with balance, harmony, and transformation.

Hand-stitched construction, visible repairs, and layered backing reflect its utilitarian origins and long use in domestic life. The reverse shows reinforcing stitches typical of working textiles from Buyi communities.

A graphic and highly decorative piece that bridges folk tradition and modern abstraction, ideal for wall display.

Buyi quilt cover with gridded cotton panels featuring abstract floral, yin-yang, and butterfly motifs in blues, reds, and patterned fabrics, with visible hand stitching and wear.

Buyi Quilt Cover - 2'6 x 3'9

$950.00

A striking Cambodian hol textile woven in the weft ikat technique, dating to the 1980s revival period. Against a rich plum and magenta ground, the composition features mirrored rows of apsara or court-dancer figures, stylized Angkorian temple forms, floral motifs, and bands of Khmer script identified as reading “Kampuchea.”

The imagery draws on Cambodia’s deeply rooted Angkorian visual language, translating forms associated with temple architecture and celestial dancers into silk. Rather than depictin

1980s Cambodian Hol (Ikat) w/ Khmer Script - 3' x 8'1

$950.00

A richly decorated baby carrier from the Xa Phang people, dating to the mid 20th century. Made from dark cotton cloth, it is embellished with vivid embroidery, appliqué, pieced textile panels, and rows of small metal studs that catch the light across the central panel.

Among the Xa Phang, baby carriers are both practical and deeply personal objects. They allow a mother to keep her child close throughout daily life while also serving as a highly visible expression of textile skill, care, and cultural identi

Xa Phang Baby Carrier with Embroidered Sash

$650.00

A richly embroidered baby carrier from the Xa Phang people, dating to the mid to late 20th century. Made from dark cotton cloth with appliqué, embroidery, and pieced textile panels, it combines vivid color with a strong graphic structure.

Among the Xa Phang, baby carriers are both practical and deeply personal objects. They allow a mother to keep her child close throughout daily life, from the fields to the market to ceremonial settings. At the same time, they offer a highly visible expression of textile s

Xa Phang Baby Carrier with Embroidered Sash - 1'1 x 2'10

$650.00

A finely painted bark cloth by the Mbuti people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, dating to the mid 20th century. The cloth is decorated with a dense, rhythmic field of linear motifs, geometric divisions, and abstract forms painted in dark pigment across the warm natural bark fiber ground.

Mbuti bark cloths are closely associated with the Ituri Forest, where the visual language of these works is often understood in relation to the surrounding environment. Rather than being read as fixed symbols in a lit

Mounted Mbuti Bark Cloth - 2' x 2'5

$1,650.00

A painted bark cloth attributed to the Ticuna people of the Amazon region, likely from the mid 20th century. The cloth is decorated with a striking figural composition, showing a crowned human figure beside a large bird form, framed by a border of angular geometric motifs.

Ticuna bark cloths are made from beaten inner bark and painted with natural pigments. Unlike the more abstract rhythmic surfaces of Mbuti bark cloths from Central Africa, Ticuna examples often include figural imagery connected to myth, r

Amazon Bark Cloth Painting from the Ticuna People- 1'6 x 1'9

$750.00

Siapo, the Samoan tradition of bark cloth, is closely tied to ceremony, exchange, and domestic life throughout Polynesia. These cloths were often made in large formats and decorated with repeating geometric designs drawn from natural, architectural, and ancestral forms. The patterning here has a strong architectural rhythm, with bands, rectangles, triangular forms, and dark filled passages arranged across the surface.

Large Bark Cloth (Siapo) - 6'4 x 6'6

$1,250.00

A striking antique Sauj Bulagh long rug, woven by Kurds. The field is densely patterned with offset rows of stepped diamond medallions in saturated tones of madder red, indigo blue, soft ivory, teal green, and warm camel against a rich brown ground.

Sauj Bulagh rugs are particularly admired for their bold color and powerful village drawing. This example has an especially lively allover composition, with each stepped medallion carrying a small central cross form, creating a strong sense of movement ac

Late 19th Century Sauj Bulagh Rug - 4'3 x 9'5

$2,650.00

DEAL OF THE MONTH

Small Chinese Gansu Bat Rug - 1’6 x 3'3

A small Gansu rug woven with a lively arrangement of auspicious symbols. Pairs of stylized bats appear throughout the central field, arranged around endless knots and shou symbols, while interlocking ring motifs line the outer border.

In Chinese decorative arts, the bat is a symbol of good fortune, while the shou character represents longevity and the endless knot suggests continuity and enduring harmony. Together, these motifs give the rug a rich symbolic vocabulary despite its intimate scale.

A small Gansu rug woven with a lively arrangement of auspicious symbols against a deep navy field, accented in indigo blue, coral, and muted aubergine. Pairs of stylized bats appear throughout the central field, arranged around endless knots and shou symbols, while interlocking ring motifs line the outer border.

In Chinese decorative arts, the bat is a symbol of good fortune, while the shou character represents longevity and the endless knot suggests continuity and enduring harmony. Together

Small Chinese Gansu Bat Rug - 1’6 x 3'3

$375.00

The City Bathers, Lin Qiqing - 4'4 x 2'

$4,200.00

Lin Qiqing is a New York-based textile artist and former award-winning journalist. She tell stories of migration, memory, and identity through figurative weaving made with hand-spun paper yarn, natural fibers and paper-fabric collage.

Qiqing answered a few questions about her process and the unique materiality of her work.
Read the interview here!

View Qiqing's collection