Toran - Gujurat

Toran - Gujurat Size:  95 x 54 cm

Bukkni - Gujarat Rabari Embroidery from Kutch in West Gujurat Size: 133 x 18 cm

Uzbek - Suzani c1900 Size: 223 x 159 cm

A combination of block printing and hand painting has been used to create this beautifully composed narrative from Hindu mythology. Size: 184 x 58 cm

Fine Cicim Spoon Bag - Yoruk (Nomads) of Anatolia. Early  C20th late C19th.

Embroidered Turcoman chapan (traditional Turkic overcoat) with metal decorations. The long sleeves perhaps indicate the wearer had servants enough not to need to use his hands. Typical black, yellow and red main colours of Turcoman tribes, here shown in the...

Embroidery and mirror work with silk and cotton. Extensive loss of silk. The cotton body of the piece is in fair condition.

Embroidered panel, Gujarat. Naïve figures and circles embroidered in cotton and protected by a border of mirrors. Originally most likely a wall hanging.  Size: 181 x 88 cm

Saddle Bag -  Kurdish, W Persia A very fine Kurdish bag, early 20th century, fabulous colours of natural dyes. It is in almost mint condition, perhaps indicating it was so prized that it was not much slung over donkeys’ backs or stuffed...

Juval, (complete) Turcoman, NE Persia, early C20th Juval, probably one half of its original double form and, in transit, slung over a pack animal, this would be used for all sorts of artefacts, cloyjiong, bedding, grain etc. It displays very fine...

A chanteh is equivalent and similar in size to our own ‘hand bag’. This example is quite old,  the knotted pile is evenly low, it must have been enjoyed for many years. The back, though ‘hidden’, shows off simple kilim weaving.  Life for many...

Unusual slightly abstract effect appears in the way the pattern (in wool) is formed over a white base (in cotton). The technique is known as sumak – which appears like embroidery but is formed as the piece is woven. The back shows more...

Khorgeen - E.Turkey,  c1900 An old ( late 19th or early 20th century) saddle bag woven in Eastern Turkey with colours rather typical of the region – deep purple and red. The various holes and roughly repaired splits (reflected in the very reasonable price)...

Very Fine Juval face, Turcoman, Late 19th Century This is a very finely woven panel  that has been cut away from the doubtless damaged backing that formed the original ‘juval’ or large bag that would often be part of a double...

Salt Bag - Baktiari, Persia Wool with cotton highlights. Typical drama of Baktiari weavers. Diamond shapes such as we see here symbolise fertility in many tribal weavings. When a failed crop or a barren sheep could spell disaster, such expressions of hope...

Salt Bag, Afshar, Persia The decorative tassles on the shoulders of this bag make imaginative use of the warps left either side of the ‘neck’ of the salt bag before it came off the loom.   Salt bags were used by shepherds to...

Salt Bag, Baktiari, SW Persia Wool with cotton highlights. Typical drama of Baktiari weavers. Diamond shapes such as we see here symbolise fertility in many tribal weavings. When a failed crop or a barren sheep could spell disaster, such expressions of hope...

Ceremonial Horse Cover, Gujarat Substantial heavy textile made specially for a wedding ceremony. Many elaborate and brightly coloured horse trappings are made especially for weddings. Many of these textiles were made and used a long ago. A few may have...

Chakla, Gujarat Embroidery, applique, and mirror work in a fabulous play of red, blue and yellow. Such a piece may be hung on a wall or laid on a table or sideboard. It will make a corner in a home...

Embroidered Letter Holder - Uzbekistan A handy hanging double pocketed Uzbek embroidered thingummyjig for letters, bills and last will and testament. Extraordinary good value. Many of these textiles were made and used a long time ago. A few may have...

Fine Lakai Cross Stitch Sagosha - Uzbekistan Used in tribal nomadic life, in a tent, to sit on top and hold together a pile of quilts. No corner of the tent was not worthy of care and decoration. Pride and...

Fine Lakai Cross Stitch Segosha - Uzbekistan Used in tribal nomadic life, in a tent, to sit on top and hold together a pile of quilts. No corner of the tent was not worthy of care and decoration. Pride and...

Lakai - Uzbekistan The size and directional format of this suggest it may have been conceived as a prayer mat. Plants and flowers are celebratory. ' Many of these textiles were made and used a long time ago. A few...

Embroidered Djoi Namaz, (Prayer Niche or Prayer Mat) Here in its simplest form, is the mihrab, the arch form focus of prayer representing the doorway or window between this world and the next. Many of these textiles were made and...

Fine Slant Stitch Needlework Embroidered Segosha - Lakai Used in tribal nomadic life, in a tent, to sit on top and hold together a pile of quilts. No corner of the tent was not worthy of care and decoration. Pride...

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,...

Fine Needlework Panel - Pashtun, Afghanistan Here is the very finest needlework displaying exquisite attention to detail. Silk and gold thread on cotton.   Many of these textiles were made and used a long time ago. A few may have minor...

Rabari embroidered panel, Gujarat Possibly a panel preserved from a dress, showing typical elaborate embroidery and mirror work. Many of these textiles were made and used a long time ago. A few may have minor fraying, discolouration, small tears, and...

Topla Hat - Rabari, Gujarat This example is fine enough to be a wedding hat. Fine embroidery and mirror work. Many of these textiles were made and used a long time ago. A few may have minor fraying, discolouration, small...

‘Chakla’ Shrine cloth - Kanbe tribe. Various stitching techniques, applique and mirrorwork chakla (square panel) by the Kanbe herding cast of Kutch, Gujarat, West India Size: 47 x 48 cm

‘Chakla’ Shrine Panel - Gujarat. Size: 35 x 35 cm  

Kurdish Bazou Band Silk on Cotton. Size: 72 x 16 cm

Toran - Gujurat Size: 97 x 44 cm

Kanbe Wallet -  Kutch, Gujurat Size: 40 x 20 cm

Toran - Gujurat Size: 86 x 53 cm