Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
500 €
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193 × 104(2.01 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 Belouch, a tribal weaving from the borderlands of southeastern Iran, measuring 193 x 104 cm (6'4" x 3'5"). The type is known for spare, angular geometry and prayer-niche layouts in deep red and indigo, knotted from memory rather than from a drawn plan. This piece takes a different route: a three-medallion field, dense with pattern from edge to edge.
What you see
The ground is a navy so deep it reads almost black, and across it three medallions sit in a chain, each packed with rust-gold floral scrollwork that pushes right to their edges. Above and below the medallions, mirrored cream birds face one another, and in each corner of the field a small rust-brown animal figure stands alone. The wide border repeats the same scrolling vine in rust and gold on navy, held between narrow ivory guard stripes scattered with tiny red and pale blue flowers.
How it was made
The wool here was hand-spun before it was hand-knotted, and the slight unevenness of a hand-spun thread is what gives the surface its soft, low sheen rather than a flat, uniform gloss. At 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre, the density is enough to hold the fine scrollwork and the small figures without blurring their outlines, a level a weaver on a portable loom could sustain over months of work. Underneath, a cotton warp keeps the whole piece flat and stable, a firmer foundation than the wool warps many Baluch weavers relied on.
At home
A rug this size settles well in a hallway or beside a bed, somewhere it is seen up close rather than glimpsed across a room. The navy ground holds its own against dark floors or furniture, while the rust and gold scrollwork catches what light there is and keeps the space from feeling flat. The pile is dense and firm underfoot, sturdy enough for a well-used passage rather than a rug to tread around carefully. Morning light picks out the cream birds first, then the small animals in the corners, a different detail each time you pass it.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 333421
- Size
- 193 × 104 cm (2.01 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. 5 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 193 × 104 cm (2.01 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 2.01 m² that is roughly 260,000 to 320,000 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: 333421
