Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
458 €
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182 × 101(1.84 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
A Baluch rug, also written Beluch, from the tribal borderlands of south-eastern Iran, 182 x 101 cm (6'0" x 3'4"). These are weavings carried from memory rather than drawn to a plan, known for their earthy palette of deep red and indigo and for the bold, angular patterns passed down within a family rather than copied from a cartoon. Prayer-niche layouts are common in the type; this piece takes a different classic route, one built on rows of medallions rather than a mihrab.
What you see
The red comes first, a deep brick tone filling a wide border that holds nearly a fifth of the width on each side, edged by narrow black-and-cream guard stripes cut into a fine zig-zag. Inside it sits a pale ivory field, and across that field march two neat rows of octagonal medallions, each outlined in dark wool and drawn with a discipline you would not expect from a piece knotted without a plan. Look closer and the small diamond at the centre of each octagon breaks the red-black-ivory scheme with a flash of orange, mustard or soft green, the only warmth that is not earned by the ground colours themselves.
How it was made
That evenness is worth pausing on. A Baluch weaver works alone, from memory, on a portable loom, and the usual result is a pattern that drifts and breathes across the field. Here the rows hold their line with unusual precision for a nomadic piece, a textbook example of the type at its most disciplined. The wool is hand-spun rather than mill-spun, knotted onto a cotton warp at a density of 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre, and sheared to a low six-millimetre pile that gives the surface its tight, slightly ribbed hand and its complete absence of sheen.
At home
A rug this size settles well in a hallway or by a bedroom door, somewhere the deep red can hold its own against bare floorboards or pale walls even where daylight is scarce. The low dense pile takes daily footsteps without complaint, and the small bursts of orange and green in the medallions are the sort of detail you keep noticing on the way past.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 235504
- Size
- 182 × 101 cm (1.84 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. 5 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 182 × 101 cm (1.84 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 1.84 m² that is roughly 240,000 to 290,000 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: 235504
