Hugh Rance

I'm a sculptor and teacher of flute and sax for the county music school in Cork, Ireland with a background in archaeology and a passion for antique kilims, tribal rugs, world culture and mythology. I enjoy traveling off the beaten track to find interesting pieces. I run a part-time business selling rugs at two local markets in West Cork, Ireland (weather permitting!) and online. I have over 600+ and 100% positive feedback on ebay and have an ebay shop: http://stores.ebay.com/TRIBAL-RUGS-AND-KILIMS

I am not an expert and welcome any constructive suggestions on the pieces that I list here or on my own websites: www.kilim.ie and www.tribal-art.org as I consider the whole process an enjoyable learning experience.

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    One of three recently acquired late Ottoman period silk jackets this one a high class quilted silk jacket from Bulgaria, perhaps court ... read more
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    Early Edo Period Japanese Buddha Fine circa 1700 carved wood figure of Shakyamuni Buddha from Edo Period Japan.
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    Antique Syrian Ottoman miniature period konak house An unique miniature Syrian konak house faithfully reproducing all the furniture, interior decorations, rugs and textiles ... read more
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    An interesting and unusual tribal east Anatolian kilim from the Kars Kagizman or Van Hakkari area.
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    Rare and interesting late 19th century or early 1900s Cumra kilim with expressive drawing of intriguing motifs in the field which are ... read more
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    Syrian woman’s silk abaya street dress from Aleppo
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    a very finely woven shawl - headdress from Aleppo in Syria with bands of silk, linen, gold and silver metallic thread, and ... read more
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    Rare east Anatolian Shavak Tribe 'turik' baby carrier from the Tunceli area under the Munzur mountains, woven using a fine soumac weaving ... read more
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    An interesting antique east Anatolian Malatya kilim fragment from the second half of the 19th century displaying four different weaving techniques as ... read more
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    Very large Anatolian angora perde tent hanging from Sivas for a black nomad tent. Made as divider between the kitchen and living ... read more
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    Old kilim from Kagizman south of Kars in east Anatolia, an area that was formerly part of Armenia. Soft, shiny wool with ... read more
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    Old east Anatolian Kurdish horse cover called an 'at çulu' from south of Kars in the Mount Ararat/Tendurek/Suphan area - see map.
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    Antique east Anatolian kilim from the Reyhanli/Malatya area with beautiful natural colours In good original unrestored condition with corroded brown in the upper ... read more
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    Big long nine saf Sivas kilim with an archaic saf design going back to at least the 18th century, not quite antique ... read more
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    Finely woven and crisply drawn old east Anatolian kilim from Adana with an unusual and particularly lovely field background colour. In excellent ... read more
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    Old Bekdik tribe kilim from the Aksaray-Nevşehir area of central Anatolia. Woven in two panels with good colours and design, two ply ... read more
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    East Anatolian woman's traditional shawl/belt called a şal kuşak from Sivas Part of a traditional woman's costume from the Sivas area, this garment ... read more
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    East Anatolian woman’s prayer kilim from Porga village, Yeşilyurt district, Malatya. Woven by the Tashikan Tribe, (related to the Molikan/Reshwan, Alikan and Mamsoran ... read more
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    Mid 19th century east Anatolian killim from Reyhanli of unusual design.
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    Dazzling Kurdish Drejan Tribe woman's prayer rug from eastern Anatolia between Gaziantep and Malatya. Lustrous wool on a goat hair warp with ... read more
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    Large antique Anatolian prayer kilim from Yahyali. From the 1st quarter of the 1900s and in excellent unrestored original condition with two small ... read more
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    Mid 19th century Shahsavan soumac mafrash panel. Finely woven with double bird head main border which i understand is called the 'abdul burun' ... read more
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    Small circa 3rd quarter 19th century Anatolian kilim from Malatya, probably Sinan village or one of the surrounding villages now also under ... read more
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    Central Anatolian kilim from Aksaray near Konya with very large guls a beautiful rich colour palette from natural dyes with good abrash. ... read more
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    Fantastically detailed, tribal Anatolian Avshar dowry kilim.
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    Striking antique Anatolian 'eye dazzler' kilim from the Taurus Mountains, Antalya area.
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    Beautiful old east Anatolian Kurdish rug from Yavuzeli near Gaziantep with harlequin pair of yastik cushions. Hand spun lustrous wool on an alternating ... read more
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    Late 19th century West Anatolian Aydin Cine kilim, a recent arrival from a number of collectible antique kilims found in Turkey in ... read more
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    An exceptional 19th century Anatolian Konya kilim with beautiful colours from natural dyes, including reds derived from cochineal and an unusually good ... read more
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    Uzbek silk suzani in niche form. From a collection of Syrian shawls and other antique textiles acquired in Turkey in September; silk embroidered ... read more
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    An intriguing ancient bronze crescent moon shaped object found in Kayseri, Anatolia. Is it an Assyrian or Hittite loom weight as suggested to ... read more
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    Late 19th-early 20th century Rishwan tribe hand loomed silk shawl woven in Homs, Syria. For photos of this type of black and gold ... read more
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    An Ottoman period Syrian woman’s silk shawl with silver thread and large silk tassels bound with metal thread. Thanks to Deniz ... read more
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    Two small collectible, related but different Helvaci Manastir kilims,the first older with natural orange (or your money back!), the second with interesting ... read more
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    Striking antique Balkan kilim.SOLD The first arrival from my recent finds in Anatolia and Cappadocia in September. a late 19th-early 20th century Pirot/Chiprovski/Sharkoy ... read more
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    Unusual size central Anatolian nomadic sitting rug about 4 foot square from Yeşilhisar in Kayseri province. Well drawn with interesting Ottoman Osmanli ... read more
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    a pair of related but different antique tribal camel neck decorated bands. The bands incorporate a variety of materials and construction techniques. ... read more
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    Finely woven long, narrow zili embroidered kilim made by Horzumlu-Aydinli yoruk nomads from Hatay in east Anatolia. Wintering in Hatay near the Syrian ... read more
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    Old Hazara Tribal Kilim Dynamic, striking and well drawn antique Hazara tribe kilim with excellent balance of pattern, spacing and colour. From the ... read more
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    Miniature Turkoman or Turkmen khorjin saddle bag Only 9 inches long and 5 1/2 inches wide, an unusual and collectible bag. In very ... read more
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    Striking Syrian woman’s silk robe called an Abba or Abbah. Technically a combined skirt and attached shawl, this type of silk weaving is ... read more
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    Late 19th to early 20th century woman’s silk robe from Urgup, Cappadocia
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    Charming Victorian embroidered silk lady's evening bag/purse. Made from beautiful embroidered silk textile in a camomile/daisy design, probably from Damascus in Syria, with ... read more
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    Hand embroidered Hungarian Matyó wall hanging. Late 19th century, silk on a silk fabric foundation in excellent condition. 115cmx54cm. The Matyó settled in the ... read more
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    Antique Chinese silk embroidered panel of a Qilin. Silk embroidery on fine silk fabric with gold bound metallic thread defining the drawing of ... read more
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    Pair of antique Kashgai/Qashqai khorjin bags with close connections but subtle variations between the two, so almost certainly from the same family. ... read more
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    Large 4 metre long 19th century Aksaray dowry kilim, perhaps from the Taspinar area, with su yolu running water border. Striking asymmetry ... read more
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    Pair of late 19th century Anatolian Malatya dowry chuvals. 163cm x 100cm and 143cm x 100cm. Finely embroidered silk panels on woven ... read more
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