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<p>[QUOTE="lauragarnet, post: 157595, member: 105"]You can find scads of these if you search "Arabian Kidnap" or "Arabian Nights" with other keywords like 'tapestry', 'rug', 'wall', 'wall hanging' in various combinations.</p><p><br /></p><p>They come in varying sizes and quality. Some are flipped, mirror images with the horses running in the opposite direction.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one has the best description I've seen:</p><p><img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/zc4AAOSwsN9XAd08/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ARABIAN-NIGHTS-WOVEN-TAPESTRY-1970s-VINTAGE-HEAD-SHOP-WALL-HANGING-72x49-BJORK-/182079317962?hash=item2a64c5e7ca%3Ag%3Azc4AAOSwsN9XAd08&nma=true&si=W%252FIR%252BLfEgbm%252F1s8H1yaZKYjLvnM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ARABIAN-NIGHTS-WOVEN-TAPESTRY-1970s-VINTAGE-HEAD-SHOP-WALL-HANGING-72x49-BJORK-/182079317962?hash=item2a64c5e7ca%3Ag%3Azc4AAOSwsN9XAd08&nma=true&si=W%252FIR%252BLfEgbm%252F1s8H1yaZKYjLvnM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">ARABIAN NIGHTS WOVEN TAPESTRY 1970s VINTAGE HEAD SHOP WALL HANGING 72x49 BJORK</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ARABIAN-NIGHTS-WOVEN-TAPESTRY-1970s-VINTAGE-HEAD-SHOP-WALL-HANGING-72x49-BJORK-/182079317962?hash=item2a64c5e7ca%3Ag%3Azc4AAOSwsN9XAd08&nma=true&si=W%252FIR%252BLfEgbm%252F1s8H1yaZKYjLvnM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ARABIAN-NIGHTS-WOVEN-TAPESTRY-1970s-VINTAGE-HEAD-SHOP-WALL-HANGING-72x49-BJORK-/182079317962?hash=item2a64c5e7ca%3Ag%3Azc4AAOSwsN9XAd08&nma=true&si=W%252FIR%252BLfEgbm%252F1s8H1yaZKYjLvnM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">VIA: atomicspacejunk88 EBAY eBay item number:182079317962</a></p><p>Ended: Apr 10, 2016, Winning bid: US $59.99 [ 1 bid ]</p><p><i>"This Arabian Nights wall hanging was sold in head shops and World Bazaar-type import stores in the early-1970s. There were numerous similar designs made around the same time, some with horses galloping in the opposite direction, some with blue velvet skies, etc. (a similar tapestry hangs in the background on Bjork's 1977 album cover). It measures approximately 72 inches x 49 inches and is intricately detailed with fine thread and velvet flocking. It is in excellent condition with no rips, holes or stains, and looks like it was never hung or displayed." </i></p><p><b>Bjork 1977 album cover:</b></p><p><img src="https://icelandicmusic.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/dsc07354.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lauragarnet, post: 157595, member: 105"]You can find scads of these if you search "Arabian Kidnap" or "Arabian Nights" with other keywords like 'tapestry', 'rug', 'wall', 'wall hanging' in various combinations. They come in varying sizes and quality. Some are flipped, mirror images with the horses running in the opposite direction. This one has the best description I've seen: [IMG]http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/zc4AAOSwsN9XAd08/s-l1600.jpg[/IMG] [URL='http://www.ebay.com/itm/ARABIAN-NIGHTS-WOVEN-TAPESTRY-1970s-VINTAGE-HEAD-SHOP-WALL-HANGING-72x49-BJORK-/182079317962?hash=item2a64c5e7ca%3Ag%3Azc4AAOSwsN9XAd08&nma=true&si=W%252FIR%252BLfEgbm%252F1s8H1yaZKYjLvnM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557']ARABIAN NIGHTS WOVEN TAPESTRY 1970s VINTAGE HEAD SHOP WALL HANGING 72x49 BJORK VIA: atomicspacejunk88 EBAY eBay item number:182079317962[/URL] Ended: Apr 10, 2016, Winning bid: US $59.99 [ 1 bid ] [I]"This Arabian Nights wall hanging was sold in head shops and World Bazaar-type import stores in the early-1970s. There were numerous similar designs made around the same time, some with horses galloping in the opposite direction, some with blue velvet skies, etc. (a similar tapestry hangs in the background on Bjork's 1977 album cover). It measures approximately 72 inches x 49 inches and is intricately detailed with fine thread and velvet flocking. It is in excellent condition with no rips, holes or stains, and looks like it was never hung or displayed." [/I] [B]Bjork 1977 album cover:[/B] [IMG]https://icelandicmusic.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/dsc07354.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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