Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
569 €
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175 × 94(1.65 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, sized 175 x 94 cm (5'9" x 3'1"). The type is knotted by nomadic weavers working from memory, known for bold angular geometry and deep, earthy colour, and often set within a prayer-niche layout. Here the pattern runs edge to edge instead, with no such centre at all.
What you see
The first impression is a field of near-black, densely set with rows of brick-red diamonds that repeat without a break and without a medallion to anchor them. Around this quiet field runs a wide red border of its own small diamond medallions, and beyond that a further run of narrow zigzag and meander stripes in dark tones and cream. Where the field is content to repeat itself, the border keeps building, one layer set against the next.
How it was made
The wool here was spun by hand before it was ever knotted, which gives the surface its slightly ribbed, matte texture rather than the flatter sheen of a machine-spun pile. At around 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre, worked from memory on a portable loom over a cotton warp, the density is modest by workshop standards but entirely usual for tribal weaving of this kind. Where this weaver clearly spent her extra effort was the border: rather than the one or two guard stripes a Baluch rug usually carries, she stacked a whole sequence of zigzag, meander and diamond, giving the piece more depth than its calm, repeating field would suggest on its own.
At home
At 175 x 94 cm, this is a rug for a hallway, a landing, or the floor beside a bed, somewhere it is seen daily rather than gathered around. The near-black field holds its own against dark furniture and in rooms with little daylight, while the brick red keeps catching the eye exactly where the light is weakest. Underfoot it is tight, flat and firm, a weave made for a passage that gets used, not one kept for best. Morning light finds the stacked borders first, then settles into the quiet field beneath.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 352590
- Size
- 175 × 94 cm (1.65 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 175 × 94 cm (1.65 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 1.65 m² that is roughly 210,000 to 260,000 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: 352590
