Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
485 €
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177 × 96(1.70 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 rug from the borderlands of southeastern Iran, 177 x 96 cm (5'10" x 3'2"). The type is known for deep, earthy reds set against indigo, and for bold angular geometry knotted from memory rather than from a drawn plan. Here, instead of the single prayer niche many Baluch pieces carry, four medallions march in a row across the field.
What you see
The ground is a near-black brown, against which four deep brick-red octagons stand in a single row, each centred on a small diamond touched with camel and tan. Between them, stepped ivory latch-hook shapes rise like small trees, setting a vertical beat against the medallions' horizontal march. A wide border in the same dark brown-black, banded with red and ivory, closes the field on all sides and takes up close to a fifth of the rug's width, holding the whole procession firmly in place.
How it was made
The pile is hand-spun wool on a cotton warp, at 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre - coarser than city work, enough to carry bold geometry with clarity rather than fine detail. Without a drawn cartoon, the weaver repeated each medallion from memory, which is why the row keeps the steady, slightly uneven beat of a hand rather than a machine. At 6 mm the pile sits low and dense, flat and matte, the hand-spun wool carrying the weight that fine detail carries elsewhere.
At home
At this size the rug suits a hallway, a small study, or the floor beside a bed. The near-black ground and deep red hold their own without daylight, warming a plain floor rather than depending on one. Underfoot it is dense and firm, made for daily footsteps. As light crosses it, the ivory trees catch first, and the four medallions seem to step forward.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 234918
- Size
- 177 × 96 cm (1.70 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 6 mm
- 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
- Weight
- ca. 4 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 177 × 96 cm (1.70 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 1.70 m² that is roughly 220,000 to 270,000 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.
Still have a question?
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Ref: 234918
