Ben Banayan

Old Afshar Rug , 3rd quarter 19th century, Nice sumak ends, selvedges are missing and there is scattered re-piling in the field. ... read more

Amu Darya Ersari Chuval with an ikat design. Large size, good condition but without the original selvedge. (selvedges are over-rated anyway)

Tibetan ' Wangden ' 'warp-back' square with double Dorje / Vajra Tantric thunderbolts making a quatrafoil in the center. Two greens. The ... read more

Camel-Ground Baluch rug . Perhaps Bahluli according to recent research. (see the current issue of Hali) Colorful latch-hook border (interestingly, there are ... read more

Japanese Futonji Panel depicting a Baku (獏 or 貘?), an elephant-trunked supernatural nightmare-devouring spirit. Beautifully drawn indigo dyed cotton. Meiji period, probably ... read more

East Anatolian Kurdish Rug with a Holbein derived design. All natural colors with both insect and madder reds. a pleasing palette. Brown ... read more

Minakhani Baluch Rug, Depressed warp Khorossan type. Very finely drawn with vivid color and finer than most of this genre. The skirts ... read more

Tree Baluch with medallion center. Probably Khorossan. Two blues, intact kilim ends, sides are there but need some help. 5'1"x3'2"

Miniature Minimalist South Persian Kilim with a natural abrashed camel ground and pistachio green border. Perhaps a small sofreh, cover or bread ... read more

Anatolian Kilim Half, many colors, much wear, cotton and wool white, 4 browns (dyed and natural) madder reds, insect red, 2 pinks, ... read more

Antique Baluch Prayer Rug. Timuri type with dark inky blues. natural colors and soft Baluchi wool. Needs a bath. Has rip in ... read more

South Caucasian Kuba Bijov Rug. Very colorful with saturated natural dyes but with a corroded out black-brown field consisting of peculiar floral ... read more

Kizyl Ayak Turkmen Main Carpet. Small format with compartments and Ertmen gul variants. Nicely drawn animal protomes in several colors. Fine weave, ... read more

Persian Tribal Kilim. Veramin / Afshar 54" x 73"

Large Central Asian Chuval. Probably not Turkmen. a similar piece in the Museum of Ethnography, St. Petersburg has been described by Elena ... read more

Ersari / Bashir Minakhani torba fragment. Great wool and colors with use of yellow and greens. (The Reds are more vibrant in ... read more

Small Yomut 7-sided Asmalyk. Good condition, All natural colors but with a faded yellow that seems stronger on the back. (25" x16")

Anatolian Jajim (cicim). Good age, color and drawing. Former Frauenknecht piece and published in "Anatolische Kelims". (43" x 53")

Luri - Bakhtiari sumak bag with a pile bottom. Nice row of red animal heads on the bottom of the blue field. ... read more

Large Fragment of a Jaf Kurd Rug

Chinese Ninghsia Mat. Roundel on a square textile patterned back with border and corner-pieces. Very attractive and tactile. Mid 19th century?

'Arab Baluch' Bagface from Khorossan. 19th century. Former Anne Halley Collection piece. asymmetrical knots open right with highlights in purple and green ... read more

Tibetan saddle top with an insect red or madder ground. Nice ashik-looking quatrefoil medallion and vegetal border. All natural colors. Sometime in ... read more