Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
848 €
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218 × 118(2.57 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
A Baluch rug, hand-knotted by nomadic weavers from the borderlands of southeastern Iran, 218 x 118 cm (7'2" x 3'10"). Baluch weavings are known for deep reds and indigo, for bold angular geometry, and often for prayer-niche layouts carried from memory across generations. This piece takes the same tribal hand and turns it to something more disciplined: an all-over lattice, evenly drawn, with none of the usual medallion or niche at its centre.
What you see
The field is a deep brick red, filled edge to edge with a close grid of diamond compartments, alternating red and near-black, each holding a small stepped motif in ivory and camel-tan. Seen from across a room it reads as a steady rhythm rather than a single design, red and near-black trading places diamond by diamond. A narrow ivory diamond-vine stripe runs around the field, held between broader red-ground geometric bands that pull the whole grid firmly into its frame.
How it was made
This is handspun wool, knotted by hand onto a cotton warp at a density of 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre, which is a workable count for a design built from repeating units rather than fine curved drawing. The wool was carried on the loom without a paper plan, the pattern held in the weaver's memory and repeated compartment by compartment, which is why the grid keeps its order while never quite mechanically regular. The pile sits dense and slightly flattened at 6mm, matte rather than lustrous, the surface you would expect from wool spun by hand rather than milled.
At home
A rug this size suits a hallway, a landing, or the floor beside a bed, somewhere it will be seen close rather than crossed at a distance. Against pale floorboards the brick red and near-black hold their own without needing a large room to do it in, and the ivory border keeps the grid from reading as too dense. Underfoot it is firm and substantial rather than soft, wool made to be walked on daily rather than kept for best. Morning light along a hallway will catch the ivory diamonds and let the red grid settle behind them, a quiet rhythm rather than a single point to look at.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 110238
- Size
- 218 × 118 cm (2.57 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 6 mm
- Knots
- 128,000 – 160,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- 20-40 Years
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- All-Over Pattern
- Weight
- ca. 6 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 218 × 118 cm (2.57 m²) this is a medium rug. It works in front of a sofa, in front of a bed or in a study. It is too small for a dining table — there you want about 80 cm of clearance so a chair does not tip over the edge when pushed back.
Is this rug hand-knotted?
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre; across 2.57 m² that is roughly 330,000 to 410,000 individual knots, every one of them tied by hand.
How do I care for this rug?
Hand-spun wool still carries its own lanolin, which keeps liquid sitting on the surface for a moment: blot quickly, with clear water and a light cloth, working inwards and without rubbing. Otherwise regular vacuuming along the pile is enough. Turn the rug once or twice a year so light and footfall reach it evenly.
Still have a question?
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Ref: 110238
