Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
1.069 €
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223 × 128(2.85 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
This is a Baluch rug, also written Baluchi, a tribal weaving from the borderlands of southeastern Iran, sized 223 x 128 cm (7'4" x 4'2"). Weavers of this tradition are known for bold, angular geometry set against deep red and indigo grounds, most often within a single prayer-niche field. This piece instead carries three medallions in sequence, a Seh Torandj composition rarer than the mihrab layout the tribe is best known for.
What you see
The first impression is a deep brick-red field, dense and warm. Set within it, three diamond-shaped medallions stand on ivory grounds, breaking from the red rather than sinking into it, and they march across the field in a steady, deliberate rhythm. Around them the red ground is filled with dark navy palmette scrollwork, olive-green leaves and small touches of mustard and rust. A wide floral border, taking up close to a fifth of the rug's width, repeats the same palette in alternating palmettes, closed in by narrow guard stripes.
How it was made
The wool is hand-spun rather than machine-spun, so the yarn varies slightly in thickness from knot to knot, giving the surface a matte, faintly uneven texture that reads as character rather than flaw. Knotted by hand onto a cotton warp at a density of 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre, with the pile clipped to 6mm, the weave holds this bold geometry firmly at a demanding scale. There was no drawn cartoon to follow. A weaver carried the whole design from memory, including the decision to set three ivory medallions against red instead of the single, quieter motif this weaving is usually built around.
At home
A rug this size suits a bedroom, laid beside the bed, or a quiet seating corner in a smaller living room. The red holds its depth against a pale floor and needs no dark furniture nearby to make itself felt. Underfoot the pile is dense and firm, wool that takes daily footsteps well rather than asking to be spared them. As daylight moves across the room, the three ivory medallions catch it first, and it is the rhythm of them, one after another across the red, that keeps drawing the eye back.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 244964
- Size
- 223 × 128 cm (2.85 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
- Medallion
- Weight
- ca. 7 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 223 × 128 cm (2.85 m²) this is a medium rug. It works in front of a sofa, in front of a bed or in a study. It is too small for a dining table — there you want about 80 cm of clearance so a chair does not tip over the edge when pushed back.
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 2.85 m² that is roughly 370,000 to 460,000 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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