Overview

This small handwoven wool flatweave panel is likely from Romania’s Transylvania/Bucovina region, a folk weaving tradition in which village women wove pictorial “scoarta” panels for display in the home’s guest room. The central motif — a village church with an onion-domed bell tower — is consistent with this regional tradition of commemorating a local landmark church in woven form. Provenance research suggests a possible connection to Craft World Tours’ December 2006-January 2007 Romania and Maramures Winter Festival program, which traveled through Bucovina and visited a weaver contact in Avrig village, Transylvania.

Design & Craftsmanship

Function & Form: A pictorial wall hanging, 18″H x 22″W, woven in flatweave (kilim) technique on a wool ground; suited to framed display or as a small accent wall piece.
Artistry & Ornamentation: The central field depicts a church and bell tower flanked by columns of stylized fir trees; surrounding panels contain eight-pointed star medallions, geometric diamond “eye” motifs, folk figures in traditional dress, and a mountain-village silhouette panel, all in a palette of olive, rust, cream, and brown wool.
Structural Base: Finished with a woven diamond-pattern border and fringed edges on the sides; no maker’s mark or inscription observed on the reverse.

Condition Report

Surface Condition: Colors appear well-preserved with wear consistent with age and handling likely from decades of display.
Structural Integrity: The weave appears stable and intact. This item is sold “as-is” with all associated patina and wear inherent to its age and history as part of the Craft World Tours Collection.

village church motif

Vintage Romanian Transylvanian Woven Wool Folk Church Wall Tapestry