Bob Emry

Based in Arlington, VA. Retired as Curator of Fossil Mammals at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Irrational interest in Tribal rugs and textiles since 1990.

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Small Chinese rug—57 in x 31 in (145 cm x 78 cm). Probably early 20th c. Attractive rug with nice soft ... read more

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s. w. Persian Khamseh Confederacy bag (half khorjin). Pile face is 23” x 28” (59 cm x 71 cm). ... read more

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Antique Kuba Zeichor rug, could date well back in the 19th c. Size is 64 in. x 47 in. (163 cm ... read more

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Antique Caucasian Kuba rug. 63 in. x 42 in. (160 cm x 107 cm). The central border design and its ... read more

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Colorful antique Kurdish runner fragment with yellow field. 120 inches (10 ft.) long, 42 inches wide. (305 cm x 107 cm). ... read more

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a Persian Afshar khorjin face. Most likely early 20 C.---it has cotton warps. Size is 27” x 26” (69 ... read more

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a colorful fragment with bold graphics that i identify as the bridge (the connecting section between the two bags) of a large ... read more

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a attractive Baluch rug in excellent condition. Size is typical for Baluch--67 inches x 35 inches (170 cm x ... read more

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a larger Jaf Kurd bagface. 34 inches x 25 inches (87 cm x 64 cm). Minor losses along the bottom ... read more

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Anatolian, probably central. 60” x 44” (153 cm x 110 cm) Good pile of soft silky wool in ... read more

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Eastern or southeastern Caucasus. 118” x 43” (301 cm x 1090 cm). Older runner (mid 19th ?), with unusual design ... read more

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a 19th c. Memling-gul Kazak long rug. 41” x 97” (104 cm x 246 cm) Interesting yellow-ground border with archaic double rams-horn ... read more

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Large bagface from the Lurs of the Veramin area. Overall dimensions are 41” x 35” (104 cm x 89 cm). Pile ... read more

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Tekke Turkmen khorjin, complete and in excellent condition. Overall dimensions 35” x 16” (89 cm x 41 cm). Each pile ... read more

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shahsavan, fragment of pile rug. 42 inches by 38 inches (107 cm x 97 cm). Good pile, especially toward the ... read more

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a long fragment an old Kurd Serab runner, 92 inches long and width varies from 35 to 37 inches. Probably about half ... read more

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jaf kurd khorjin. Complete, except that side seams have been removed so that it is now one long strip. Overall length, ... read more

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a pair of saddlebags (separated khorjin), most likely Kurdish. Each approximately 21” x 18” (54 cm x 46 cm). ... read more

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Turkish heybe or small double bag with a long slot in the bridge area to put the head through so it can ... read more

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a “Baluch” balisht (bag), complete with its flatwoven back, most likely from the Seistan district of Baluchistan—the region surrounding the point where ... read more

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Southwest Persian Bag, most likely Luri. 16” x 17” (41 cm x 43 cm)., Pile face, complex brocade design on back, ... read more

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Baluch (Timuri?) bag—half khorjin. 22” x 25” (56 cm x 64 cm) Another one of those Baluch or Timuri pieces that are ... read more

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tekke turkmen mafrash with octagonal guls. 31” x 10.5” (79 cm x 27 cm). 19th c. Edges are not complete and are ... read more

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Baluch rug. 53” x 28” (135 cm x 72 cm)(Width varies). Very attractive little rug in good condition. The surface ... read more

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Yomut chuval, complete with red plainweave back. Flatweave with Memling-gul design in sumac and other weft-wrapping. 49” wide by 30” deep ... read more

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shahsavan sumak mafrash end panel. 23” x 14,” The white is cotton. The back shows lots of weft floats. ... read more

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a colorful fragment from somewhere in nwp, and likely a Kurdish product. It is 36 inches wide and about 48 ... read more

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an azeri kilim mafrash end panel. The white is cotton, which really punches up the contrast. It is 21” x 27”. ... read more

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a purple “Yomut" chuval, 44 inches by 30 inches. All good colors, superb condition. Unusual secondary gul composed of 4 ... read more

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kurd long rug/runner, Jaff or Sanjabi. 128" x 44" (325cm x 110cm). two pairs of human figures. Good colors, ... read more

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Old Gafsa Tunisian kilim. Nearly square—86 inches long and 87 inches wide (219 x 221 cm). Some fraying and notches at ... read more

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Ersari Turkmen chuval with staggered chuval guls, no secondaries. Late 19th c. Generous size--35" x 58" (98cm x 147cm). ... read more

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