This 'chigh' or reed screen was found by our friend and agent in Iran, Abbas Rahimi (see Nomads News), in Sanjav village in Western Iran. Reed screens rarely last more than a few decades in use but this one is...

Chobi - Afghanistan Size: 104 x 52 cm

Chobi - Afghanistan Size: 60 x 40 cm

Chobi Mat - Afghanistan All natural dyes and hand spun wool are used to create a little jewel of a rug. Size: 60 x 40 cm

Chobi mats from Afghanistan. These delightful ‘poshtis’ (poshti means small rugs) are village weavings. The hand spun wool and natural dyes have a jewel like quality.  Size: 100 x 55 cm

Chobi mat from Afghanistan. These delightful ‘poshtis’ (poshti means small rug) are village weavings. The hand spun wool and natural dyes have a jewel like quality.  Size: 103 x 55 cm

Cicim, Anatolia This very fine, dramatically coloured antique cicim (pronounced jijim) is from İçel province, (now Mersin) in Southern Anatolia. It was woven in the late 19th century. 3 parts are joined together. Materials are wool ground with and silk...

Cicim, Anatolia Cicim weave (pron. Jijim) is a supplementary weft technique that lends itself to complex or sporadic decoration. Here is a superb example of the great art of Anatolian weaving. Close in or stepping back the pattern is full...

Cicim Obruk Kilim Anatolia, Turkey rich natural dyes with a kilim weave . Size: 164 x 99 cms

Cicim Konya Yastik, Obruk, Turkey c1930s Yastik are the decorative faces of large bags or grain sacks commonly found in Anatolia up to the 1970s. Once the bag, perhaps its backing first, becomes too worn, the front may be cut off, neatly...

Cicim Yastik,  Obruk, c1930 Konya, Turkey Yastik are the decorative faces of large bags or grain sacks commonly found in Anatolia up to the 1970s. Once the bag, perhaps its backing first, becomes too worn, the front may be cut...

Vintage Cihanbeyli Tulu, Konya, Turkey Size: 247 x 142 cm

Cihanbeyli Yastik, Turkey Vintage, mid century Yastik are the decorative faces of large bags or grain sacks commonly found in Anatolia up to the 1970s. Once the bag, perhaps its backing first, becomes too worn, the front may be cut off,...

Cihanbeyli Yastik, Turkey Vintage, mid century Yastik are the decorative faces of large bags or grain sacks commonly found in Anatolia up to the 1970s. Once the bag, perhaps its backing first, becomes too worn, the front may be cut off,...

Vintage Cihanbeyli Yastik, Turkey Konya, Turkey  c1950s Yastik are the decorative faces of large bags or grain sacks commonly found in Anatolia up to the 1970s. Once the bag, perhaps its backing first, becomes too worn, the front may be cut...

Vintage Cihanbeyli Yastik, Turkey Konya, Turkey  c1950s Yastik are the decorative faces of large bags or grain sacks commonly found in Anatolia up to the 1970s. Once the bag, perhaps its backing first, becomes too worn, the front may be cut...

Citrine Necklace. Made in India.  Length – 50cms

Classical stone figure of a lady. Local Cambodian sandstone, Angkor. Imported from Cambodia by the Nomads Tent in 2004, this is a fine stone carving from workshops in the Angkor region of Cambodia. The artisans there have continued an extraordinarily skilled...

Contemporary Kilim - Afghanistan. Good quality hand spun wool and natural dyes combined in this soft coloured modern design. Pure wool wefts and warps. Size: 242 x 176 cm

Maimaneh Kilim, Afghanistan Stunning contemporary design. Hand woven with hand spun wool and vegetable dyes,  Size: 297 x 193 cms

Maimaneh Kilim, Afghanistan Stunning contemporary design. Hand woven with hand spun wool and vegetable dyes,  Size: 301 x 203 cms

Pulkari stitch, fine silk needlework, for use as a baby’s cot cover. Many of these textiles were made and used a long time ago. A few may have minor fraying, discolouration, small tears, and loose threads. For a more detailed...

Cotton durry. Hand printed. Jaipur, India 180 x 120 cms

Cotton durry. Hand printed. Jaipur, India 180 x 120 cms

Cotton durry. Hand printed. Jaipur, India 180 x 120 cms

Cotton durry. Hand printed. Jaipur, India 180 x 120 cms

Cotton durry. Hand printed. Jaipur, India 180 x 120 cms

Cotton durry. Hand printed. Jaipur, India 180 x 120 cms

Cotton durry. Hand printed. Jaipur, India 180 x 120 cms

Cotton durry. Hand printed. Jaipur, India 90 x 60 cms

Cotton durry. Hand printed. Jaipur, India 90 x 60 cms

Cotton durry. Hand printed. Jaipur, India 90 x 60 cms

Cotton durry. Hand printed. Jaipur, India 90 x 60 cms

Cotton durry. Hand printed. Jaipur, India 90 x 60 cms

Ikat Cotton Scarf Cotton scarves from Uzbekistan in a variety of vibrant patterns and colours.  Ikat is an ancient technique in which the pattern is created before the weaving is made, by a remarkable method of resist dying in precisely demarcated lengths...

Square pouffee from Jaipur,  India. 100% cotton outer fabric. 100% polyester filling Size:  45 x 45 cm

Useful storage cupboard with traditional painted design, all solid wood. Jodhpur, India. Made from sheesham, a sustainable plantation hardwood, often recycling old painted panelling and boat timbers Delivery of furniture is not included in the price. We hope the following...

Darya, Afghanistan Contemporary designs from Afghan weavers. The wool is hand spun and dyes are all natural. Size: 179 x 118 cm

Darya, Afghanistan Contemporary designs from Afghan weavers. The wool is hand spun and dyes are all natural. Size: 177 x 123 cms

This 'Darya' rug is modelled on a Moroccan Berber pattern and captures the abstract asymmetry of that tradition. It has been woven with a single reddish brown natural dye on an undyed natural wool base. Size: 186 x 123 cm

Darya, Afghanistan Contemporary designs from Afghan weavers. The wool is hand spun and dyes are all natural. Size: 198 x 148 cms

Darya Abshar, Afghanistan Contemporary designs from Afghan weavers. We think this contemporary design is an excellent innovation from the versatile weavers of Afghanistan. It has some of the rawness and naive charm of gabbeh rugs from Qashqai weavers of SW...

Decorative Bag - Gujarat Originally used as a bag, this remarkable and colourful textile can also be a cushion cover, hanging or table piece. The tribes of Gujarat in NE India specialise in highly detailed embroidered mirror work and brilliant,...

Decorative Bone Belt   Size: 70 cms plus tie cord

A small wall hanging, embroidery on cotton ground,  representing the prayer niche or ‘mihrab’ associated with prayer in Islam. Namaz means prayer. From the exhibition at The Nomads Tent; ‘Textiles of the Southern Silk Route’. Some wear and abrasion of the...

A dokra technique casting from West Bengal, possibly inspired by the sacred turtles of the Ganges. Note the various interesting figures surrounding the sides. Dokra: The name refers to a tribe famous for production of these castings in West Bengal....

This splendid crocodile has a lion (or is it a lion dog from Tibetan tradition?) standing on top. Dokra: The name refers to a tribe famous for production of these castings in West Bengal. They are made by the ‘lost...

Perhaps the musicians are playing to aid his soul’s transition to the afterlife. West Bengal. Dokra: The name refers to a tribe famous for production of these castings in West Bengal. They are made by the ‘lost wax’ method of...