SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN: WEAVING A FUTURE currently on view in our gallery
kayapo amazon rainforest macaw feather headdress
Kayapo Amazon Feather Headdress - 2'3 x 3'10
$1,250.00 Sold out
rajasthan It features various naturalistic floral motifs and squares that are made with hand drawn mordant and resist dyed cotton. In various reds and purples with sage, dutch orange and most notably a neon pink. These pieces are referred to as Jajam and often made as part of a dowry. They are used for honored guests or communally as a seat for village council members when making social and judicial decisions.
Antique Block Printed Jajam - 5'9 x 8'5
$975.00
qashqai pillow
Qashqa'i Darrehshuri Pillow - 1'8 x 2'1
$650.00 Sold out
mafrash kilim nomads carrying bag
Mafrash Cargo Bag - 3'6 x 1'10 x 1'3
$750.00
Afghan Lakai recycle reuseIt features a variety of fabric squares patchworked in to the shape of a traditional Uzbek door hanging. Some squares are plain fabric and others are recycled ikat and even appliquéd felt. The backing is old Russian rollerprint. A nice example of recycling and reuse.
Mid Century Lakai Door Hanging - 4' x 3'3
$475.00
Afghan Lakai recycle reuse It features a patchwork of red squares embroidered with lively abstracted floral forms in ivory, yellow orange and light and in vibrant tones of yellow, orange, light and dark purple. The whole is framed by remnants of colorful cross stitch bands. A nice piece that showcases the practice of recycling and reuse. The bands as well as the red squares have been reconfigured from either a larger piece or potentially even multiple pieces.
Mid Century Lakai Hanging - 1'3 x 1'4
$200.00
Ilgich are small square embroideries created by Lakai and Kungrat
Vintage Lakai Ilgich - 2'4 x 2'3
$275.00 Sold out
Ilgich are small square embroideries created by Lakai & Kungrat girls to showcase their artistic talents. Traditionally part of a dowry to be displayed prominently in the home. It features circles and vegetal shapes in vibrant tones of yellow, orange, green, bright white and two shades of purple.
Vintage Lakai Ilgich - 2'5 x 2'3
$275.00 Sold out
A chyrpy is a long robe of embroidered silk that Tekke women wear over the head and shoulders with false, decorative sleeves. These are ceremonial garments to be worn on special occasions. This chyrpy features abstracted floral forms stitched in yellow, ivory aubergine and red silk on black ground. It is lined with cotton that is blockprinted with boteh and scrolling leaves.
Tekke Turkmen Chyrpy
$1,250.00 Sold out
needlepoint rug handcrafted in Europe. Features a nighttime scene of foliage, moths and stars that wrap both above and behind a blue rectilinear form. It is simple and straightforward yet still striking in its warmth and beauty. The forms are impeccably executed and stand out against the backdrop that shifts from olive green to indigo and back to olive green. Look closely to see the renderign of shadows behind the leaves stars. Wonderful use of shading and dimensionality.
Moths and Stars European Needlepoint - 1'9 x 3'10
$375.00
patchwork quilts. Tightly rendered and very refined for the type with excellent color selection including marled yarns intended to mimic the patterned fabrics traditionally found on patchwork quilts. 1959 Created by a very talented rug hooker and from the collection of the famed quilt and Americana collector Jonathan Holstein, known among things for his seminal exhibition at the Whitney Abstract Design in American Quilts in 1971.
Midcentury Quilt Inspired Hooked Rug - 4'10 x 7'
$3,500.00
This quilt was hand-sewn in North America during the early 20th century. It features a variation of the log cabin pattern in various hourglass shapes. The nine squares are composed of pieced-together patterned fabrics and backed with wonderful patterned fabric. In very good condi
Antique Log Cabin Quilt - 3'3 x 3'4
$350.00 Sold out
Crazy quilts are so-called
Antique "1896" Crazy Quilt - 5'6 x 6'8
$1,500.00
Crazy-quilting reached its peak in the late 1800s. This particular quilt was composed during the height of this movement and epitomizes the Victorian design sense. It features many symbols, a variety of fabrics and tiny detailed embroidered
Antique Crazy Quilt by "Mary Elizabeth Ward" - 4'5 x 5'4
$975.00 Sold out
19th century American crazy quilt. This particular quilt is composed of pieced together fabrics, sewn together with a decorative feather stitch. Very cheerful and fun, with polychrome stitching being and a variety of fabrics. The main colors in the fabrics are reds, blues, and grays. . Various flowers, a simple bird and the initials
Antique Crazy Quilt - 4'7 x 4'10
$850.00 Sold out
Antique NW Persian Shahsavan Mafresh fragment featuring a field of well-staggered octagons that float above a midnight blue ground. Each octagon is filled with a latch-hooked protection device in a spectacular range of contrasting but balanced tones of red, green, pink, purple, and blue. It is neatly framed on the top and bottom by thin and tight
Antique Shahsavan Mafrash Fragment - 1’5 x 1’8
$950.00