Hand-knotted Belutsch rug, 282 × 196 cm — RUGSOCIETE Hamburg Speicherstadt

Belutsch rug — close-up of the weave and pile | RUGSOCIETE

Belutsch rug — view 3, 282 × 196 cm | RUGSOCIETE

Belutsch rug — view 4, 282 × 196 cm | RUGSOCIETE

Belutsch rug — view 5, 282 × 196 cm | RUGSOCIETE

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Belutsch rug — view 12, 282 × 196 cm | RUGSOCIETE

Belutsch

4.800 €

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282 × 196(5.53 m²)

Hand-knotted

New (0-20 Years)

Iran / Persia

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About This Belutsch

Where it comes from

This is a Baluch, also written Belouch, a tribal weaving from the border country of southeastern Iran, measuring 282 x 196 cm (9'3" x 6'5"). Baluch rugs are known for bold, angular geometry and a palette that runs to deep red and indigo, carried from memory rather than a drawn plan. Here the red has taken over almost entirely.

What you see

From a distance the rug reads as a single expanse of deep brick-to-blood red. Closer, it resolves into dense vertical columns of stylised boteh, each alternating between bright red and a near-black ground, so the field moves in stripes rather than sitting flat. Small flecks of ivory and gold surface within the botehs, and a narrow red-and-black floral border, backed by slender guard stripes, closes the design without breaking its colour.

How it was made

The effect comes from a weaver's choice to change the ground colour row by row rather than vary the motif — a decision made from memory, at the loom, with no cartoon to follow. Hand-spun wool, hand-knotted onto a wool warp at 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre, keeps the boteh outlines crisp and gives the surface a fine ribbed texture up close. A 12 millimetre pile holds the pattern dense, and a light sheen catches the red and near-black grounds differently as you pass.

At home

A rug of this size suits a dining table or a seating group in a living room, taken in whole rather than glimpsed. Its red holds its own against dark wood and warms a pale floor; underfoot the pile is short, dense and firm, made to be walked on rather than kept for best. As daylight crosses the room, the alternating bands catch it differently, and the stripe rhythm seems to move.

More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece

Product Details

Rug No.: 193748
Size: 282 × 196 cm (5.53 m²)
Thickness: ca. 12 mm
Knots: 201,000 – 250,000 / m²
Craft: Hand-knotted
Pile: Hand-spun Wool
Warp: Natural Wool
Origin: Iran / Persia
Age: New (0-20 Years)
Condition: Perfect
Pattern: All-Over Pattern
Weight: ca. 18 kg
Stock: Unique — Only 1

Questions about this rug

Which room is this rug for?

At 282 × 196 cm (5.53 m²) this is a large rug. It sits under a seating group with the front legs of sofa and chairs on it, or under a dining table for four. A table for six wants about 80 cm of clearance all round, and needs more.

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 5.53 m² that is roughly 1.1 to 1.4 million 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.