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Located in New York, NY
Vintage Angora mohair wool rug in brown and ivory. Measures: 4'8'' x 6'.
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Ivory Brown Mohair Rug
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Located in New York, NY
Vintage Angora mohair wool rug in brown and ivory. Measures: 4'4'' x 6'9''.
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Vintage Ivory and Brown Turkish Mohair Rug
Located in New York, NY
Handmade Turkish mohair rug with a chocolate brown off-center medallion on an cream colored ground. Measures: 5'2'' x 6'3''.
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Minimalist Black Ivory Gray Brown 20th Century Turkish Mohair Rug
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Minimalist Black Ivory Gray Brown 20th Century Turkish Mohair Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Turkish Mohair rug, accents in black, ivory, brown, gray.
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Black Gray Brown Ivory Plush Organic Vintage Mohair Wool Rug
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A vintage Turkish mohair rug in black, brown, gray and ivory accents with a Mid-Century Modern organic feel, circa third quarter 20th century.
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This deep pile mohair rug features alternating ivory, brown, and taupe stripes in a playful vertical zig-zag pattern.
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Midcentury Turkish Folk Accent Rug Handmade in Brown, Black, Ivory, and Grey
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Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish folk rug in accent size with a tribal design handmade with long and lustrous mohair in tobacco brown, black, white ivory, and grey.
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Located in New York, NY
Contemporary circa 2000 Chinese Oushak hand-knotted mohair rug, 9'1" x 11'9" (109 x 141 in), in ivory tones.
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Rustic Tribal Modern Turkish Oushak Ivory Contemporary Room Size 9'3" x 12'3"
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary circa 2000 Chinese Oushak hand-knotted mohair rug, 9'3" x 12'3" (111 x 147 in), in ivory tones.
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Light Ivory Color Turkish Oushak Design Rustic Hand Knotted Modern 9' x 11'9"
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary circa 2000 Chinese Oushak hand-knotted mohair rug, 9' x 11'9" (108 x 141 in), in ivory tones.
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Located in New York, NY
Vintage Angora mohair wool rug in ivory. Measures: 4'11'' x 6'5''.
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Located in New York, NY
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Mid century one of a kind handmade turkish mohair rug in black, ivory and brown.
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Located in New York, NY
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Vintage Turkish Mohair Rug
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Contemporary Rug in Ivory, Handmade of Silk Hemp Mohair Wool, "Wildcard Fusion"
Located in New York , NY
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Modern Contemporary Area Rug in Ivory, Handmade Silk, Mohair and Wool "Calipso"
Located in New York , NY
Handmade pottery orderly laid to dry in the street of Nepal caught the eye of the designer in one of her visits. With attention to detail and a strong sense of order it is delicately...
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Black Ivory Color Vintage Mohair Navajo Style Rug
Located in New York, NY
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Solid Handmade Turkish Ivory Mohair Wool "Tulu" Rug. Custom Options Available
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Located in Spring Valley, NY
This vintage handmade rug is called "Flikli" in Turkey which is a word for a "flokati" style shag pile (Tulu) handmade rugs produced for daily use by villagers around Karapinar in Ce...
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This vintage rug is called "Filikli Tulu" in Turkey which is a word for a "flokati" style long piled handmade rugs produced for daily use by Nomads in Central Anatolia. This particul...
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Natural Ivory and Brown Wool Tulu Rug
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A unique vintage hand-knotted "Tulu" (shag piled) rug from Central Anatolia. The rug is made of fine hand-spun natural undyed sheep wool blended with lustrous mohair from ...
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Brown Ivory Striped Mohair Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a vintage Turkish rug with cotton back. Zipper closure. Age wear. Measures: 16" x 16".
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Moroccan Berber rugs are not all about pattern. In fact, some of the most striking examples are nearly monochrome. But what these rugs lack in complexity, they make up for in brilliant color and subtle variation. Moroccan-style interiors can be mesmerizing — a sitting room of this type might feature a Moroccan rug, carved wooden screens and a tapestry hung behind the sofa.
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The oldest known carpet was found in southern Siberia. (It may have traveled there from Persepolis in Iran.) For the flat-weave floor rugs crafted by Native Americans, cotton was the primary material before sheep’s wool was introduced in the 16th century. In Europe, carpet-making was fundamental to folk art, and Asian carpets imported to European countries were at one time considered a precious luxury and not intended to remain permanently on the floor.
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