Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
388 €
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162 × 84(1.36 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
This is a Baluch, also written Baluchi, tribal weaving, hand-knotted in the borderlands of southeastern Iran, measuring 162 x 84 cm (5'4" x 2'9"). The type is known for deep brick reds and indigo, often set within a prayer-niche layout. This particular piece turns that expectation inward: its ground is a warm ivory, rare for a weaving built on darkness.
What you see
The ivory field carries a vertical column of stylized animal figures, set either side of a hooked-diamond spine that runs like a tree through the centre. Around this, wide tribal borders gather in deep brick red and dark navy-black latch-hook diamonds and stepped devices, with narrower guard stripes touched by brown, ochre and small notes of teal. Nothing is symmetrical in the way a workshop drawing would be; the column shifts as it climbs, the trace of a hand working from memory, not a plan.
How it was made
The pile is hand-spun wool, spun to an uneven thickness that a machine-spun yarn never has, and it is this that gives the surface its flat, matte density rather than any sheen. At 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre the weave is close enough to hold the hooked diamonds and animal outlines crisp, while the 6 mm pile stays low and firm underfoot. Two to four decades of use have not softened this structure; it has simply worn it in.
At home
At this size, the rug suits a hallway, a study or beside a bed, somewhere it is seen whole rather than tucked under furniture. The ivory ground lifts a room with little daylight, and the brick red and navy border hold their own against darker floors. Dense and tightly clipped, the pile feels firm underfoot, built for daily footsteps. Morning light catches the ivory first, then settles into the red border.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 147975
- Size
- 162 × 84 cm (1.36 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 6 mm
- Knots
- 128,000 – 160,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Natural Wool
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- 20-40 Years
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- All-Over Pattern
- Weight
- ca. 4 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 162 × 84 cm (1.36 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 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre; across 1.36 m² that is roughly 170,000 to 220,000 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: 147975
