Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
376 €
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159 × 83(1.32 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
This is a Baluch prayer rug, hand-knotted by a tribal weaver from the borderlands of southeastern Iran, 159 x 83 cm (5'3" x 2'9"). Baluch weavings are known for their bold, angular geometry and deep, earthy colour, and for the mihrab layout that recalls the prayer niche of a mosque. What sets this piece apart is not the format, which is traditional, but what fills its corners: figures rendered with unusual clarity for a rug this size.
What you see
The field is a deep night-blue aubergine, filled edge to edge with a fine, dense lattice of rust-red rosettes, and the diamond shape of the mihrab sits within it like a niche within a niche. At each corner an ivory spandrel breaks the dark field, and within these pale triangles camels, birds and small stylised trees stand out plainly against the cream ground, rust-red and near-black against ivory rather than lost in the pattern. A wide rust-red border of dark hooked diamonds frames the whole, held in turn by narrow ivory zigzag guard stripes, so the eye moves from the quiet detail of the corners out to the strength of the border before it settles.
How it was made
The wool is hand-spun rather than machine-spun, and it is this that gives the pile its slightly uneven shimmer and its dry, tactile surface rather than any sheen. At a density of around 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre, tied over a cotton warp, the weaver had enough resolution to place camel, bird and tree as distinct small figures rather than as suggestion, which is why the spandrels read so clearly here where similar rugs often blur the motif into pure geometry. Twenty to forty years of handling have not dulled that clarity; if anything the wool has settled into itself, matte and firm underfoot.
At home
At this size the rug suits a bedroom floor beside the bed, a reading corner, or a hallway wall it could equally hang from, and the dark ground will hold its own against pale oak or stone floors without needing dark furniture to anchor it against. Underfoot it is dense and short, firm rather than deep, built for a spot that sees daily use rather than one kept for show. In changing light the rust-red rosettes catch first, then fade back, and it is the camels and birds in the corners that keep drawing the eye back in.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 158268
- Size
- 159 × 83 cm (1.32 m²)
- 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
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 159 × 83 cm (1.32 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 1.32 m² that is roughly 170,000 to 210,000 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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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 158268
