Nomadic Rug Traders

Dealers since 1975 specialising in antique oriental rugs, carpets and kilims, Southeast Asian textiles and tribal art. We offer expert cleaning and conservation and are Government approved valuers under the Cultural Gifts Program.

Nomadic Rug Traders Ross Langlands Irene Langlands 125 Harris Street Pyrmont NSW 2009 02 9660 3753 0407 244 104 info@nomadicrugtraders.com www.nomadicrugtraders.com

By appointment only

Hinggi, nobleman’s hip cloth, warp ikat technique, first half 20th century. Rende, east Sumba, Indonesia. Ex. Old Dutch collection. These men’s cloths were made for the royal households in East Sumba regencies and were important in exchange and as family heirlooms. c. 1930. (L230 x W127cm). $5,500 Baluch salt bag, various supplementary weaving techniques, c. 1900. (60 x 40cm), eastern Persia. All tribal groups produced a great variety of beautifully woven domestic items that were both functional and decorative. $440

Shekarlu rug (detail), knotted pile rug, c. 1860. (250 x 182cm) the Qashqa’i, southern Persia. The Qashqa’i are a confederation of tribes and weave what many consider to be the most beautiful of all Persian tribal weavings. The rug is in good pile but has some damage.

$8,800

Melas prayer rug, knotted woollen pile, c. 1870. (140 x 108cm), south western Turkey. A striking feature of rugs from this coastal region is the extensive range of natural dyes incorporating a beautiful lightfast yellow. $8,800 Kuba rug, knotted woollen pile, c. 1870. (160 x 100cm), the eastern Caucasus. The centipede-like motifs seen here in the two octagonal medallions derive from 17th and 18th century Caucasian carpets of stylized dragon and phoenix design. $9,900