Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Turkaman
277 €
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117 × 61(0.71 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
This is a Baluch rug, a tribal weaving from the borderlands of south-eastern Iran, measuring 117 x 61 cm (3'10" x 2'0"). Baluch weavers are known for a bold, angular geometry and a palette built on deep red and indigo, carried from memory rather than drawn on paper, and often arranged as a prayer niche. Here the design takes a plainer form, a repeating grid rather than a mihrab, and that plainness is where this piece earns its interest.
What you see
The field is a strong brick red, filled with a steady grid of octagonal guls in orange-rust, each one outlined in ivory and dark navy-black. Framing the field are several narrow bands of small diamonds and triangles in red, ivory and dark tones, together making up close to a fifth of the width. At one short end the pattern stops altogether: a plain red panel, unadorned, closed off by an ivory fringe. Against a field that otherwise repeats without pause, this quiet end panel gives the rug something a routine gul grid rarely has, a clear sense of top and bottom.
How it was made
The wool is hand-spun, and it shows in the surface: matte, slightly uneven, with none of the sheen a machine-carded pile would give. Knotted onto a cotton warp at a density of 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre, the weave is close enough to keep the small octagons sharp-edged and legible, without the extreme fineness that would flatten the wool's natural texture. This is what a nomadic loom, worked from memory rather than a cartoon, produces at its best: a pattern held firm, a surface left honest.
At home
At this size the rug is made for a smaller, closer space: a study floor, a spot by a doorway, or a landing where you pass rather than sit. The red holds its depth even in a room with little daylight, and the ivory fringe at the elem end catches what light there is. Underfoot it is dense and firm, a weave built for a well-used threshold rather than a formal room. Its plain end will end up facing you as you enter, and it is a good thing to meet each time.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 118853
- Size
- 117 × 61 cm (0.71 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 6 mm
- Knots
- 201,000 – 250,000 / 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. 2 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Fine quality weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 117 × 61 cm (0.71 m²) this is a small rug. It works beside a bed, in a reading corner, in front of a fireplace or as a mat by a door. It does not furnish a room; it makes a point in one.
Is this rug hand-knotted?
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre; across 0.71 m² that is roughly 140,000 to 180,000 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.
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Ref: 118853
