Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
296 €
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120 × 63(0.76 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 Belouch, a tribal weaving from the borderlands of southeastern Iran, sized 120 x 63 cm (3'11" x 2'1"). The type is known for deep, earthy reds and indigo, for bold angular motifs carried from memory rather than drawn on paper, and often for a prayer-niche layout. Here the memory has produced something more disciplined than that reputation suggests.
What you see
The field is a deep brick red, dense and even, carrying three tidy rows of six octagonal medallions in slate blue-grey, each finished with orange-rust and cream. Small diamond florets sit between them, keeping the grid close rather than scattered, which is not how this pattern usually behaves. A wide, near-black hooked meander border runs around the field, its angles sharp against the red, edged by a narrow cream diamond guard stripe. On the left, a small cream mark sits woven into the field, possibly the weaver's own signature.
How it was made
Baluch weavers work from memory on a portable loom, usually letting a pattern drift a little from row to row. Here the knotting held level across all three rows, at a density of 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre on a wool warp, the wool itself hand-spun before it was knotted. Keeping eighteen medallions identical, in three straight rows, is not the ordinary Baluch habit, and it points to a steady, practised hand. The pile is kept short, at 6 mm, which gives the surface its flat, crisp face and lets a little lustre sit along the medallion outlines.
At home
At just over a metre by sixty centimetres, this is a rug for a narrow spot: beside a bed, in a small hallway, or in front of a study desk. The brick red holds its own on a pale floor and will not vanish against a dark one either, while the near-black border keeps it grounded near darker furniture. Underfoot it is dense and firm, made for a spot with daily footsteps rather than one to be kept out of the way. Where the light falls across it low, the medallions' cream outlines catch and flicker along the red.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 234637
- Size
- 120 × 63 cm (0.76 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 6 mm
- Knots
- 128,000 – 160,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Wool
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- 20-40 Years
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- All-Over Pattern
- Weight
- ca. 2 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 120 × 63 cm (0.76 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 0.76 m² that is roughly 100,000 to 120,000 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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