Ben Banayan

Jaf Kurd bag face, super soft lustrous wool! Thick yet with a floppy handle. 23"x22"

18th century Ionian Greek island embroidery, section of a cuff with an Italianate oak leaf and acorn meander. Probably Ionian Islands, Corfu? or ... read more

Baluch shrubs in lattice bag, nice and diverse color, dark weft, larger size than most (30"x24").There are a few knots on blue ... read more

Tibetan square with a diamond design, 19th century, tie-dyed textile strip sewn onto back

Happy New Year

Small camel ground Baluch rug with floating diagonal elements excellently spaced, rustic construction with camel, wool and brindled warp, striped kilim on ... read more

Squarish Caucasian Kuba rug with large diagonally striped border and ivory field with shrubs, loss to sides, Rather charming, 3'5"x4'0"

Baluch main carpet with a 'harshang' variant palmette design. Worn but still regal with excellent blues. Unusual 3 column variant.

Baluch balisht, older Sistan type with botehs, nice, sculptural and thin, fine weave and saturated color.

Middle Amu Darya carpet with an unusual and compelling floral lattice design.

Baluch rug with serrated ashik-like tile design and a leaf border. Several blues, nice color in general. Goat hair side selvedge. 3'6"x6'3" ... read more

Khotan rug, smaller size measuring 3'6"x5'7". Classic central medallion design with a fantastic border. Areas of conservative restoration.

Ivory ground Baluch salt bag, pile front, flatwoven back

Yomut wedding? rug. Cute piece with good dyes.

Baluch bird bag with intriguing border, fine weave, saturated natural color.

Complete Baluch Khorjin set. Green ground bag faces with lustrous wool and luminous color. ( i can't take a decent photo to ... read more

Very dynamic 'cloudband Bashir' Central Asian Turkmen carpet. Former Jim Dixon collection. Fantastic color which is not conveyed well in these images ... read more

Very long Baluch pile trapping of some sort. Looks almost like a balisht on growth hormones. Classic Baluch leaf design on a ... read more

Pair of small Yomud torbas complete with original backs, chords, and tassels. All natural color. Excellent condition!

Baluch Timuri type prayer rug with a very rare rendition of abstracted geometric repeating shrubs. Leaves if light blue at the top, ... read more

Joft-knotted Khorosan / Herat minakhani fragment, circa 1800 or a little earlier, cotton warp, wool weft group, fantastic drawing and color. It ... read more

Baluch balisht, Sistan type with camel wool kilim back. Older than most, a good one.

Pair of complete green-ground Baluch khorjin with aubergine. Western Afghanistan, color is really good and difficult to capture. Subtle idiosyncratic drawing improvisations ... read more