Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
704 €
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188 × 113(2.12 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
The rug in front of you is a Baluch, also written Belouch, a tribal weaving from the borderlands of southeastern Iran, knotted from memory on a portable loom rather than drawn out on paper first. It measures 188 x 113 cm (6'2" x 3'8"), a size that suits a smaller room rather than a grand one. Baluch weavings are known for deep, earthy reds and indigo, and for prayer-niche layouts passed down within families — though this piece takes that inheritance somewhere less expected.
What you see
The field is a deep brick red, but it does not run as one continuous pattern. Instead it is divided into a grid of rectangular compartments, alternating red and near-black grounds, each one packed with small star and diamond motifs. The effect is closer to a quilt than to the single mihrab shape Baluch rugs usually carry — a graphic, almost architectural rhythm of panels rather than a repeat. A wide red-brown border runs around it, worked in a hooked latch-hook design, and a narrow ivory stripe frames the whole composition, holding the darker field firmly in place.
How it was made
That discipline is remarkable given how it was made. There was no cartoon to follow — the weaver held this grid in her head, panel by panel, over months at the loom, using hand-spun wool on a cotton warp. The knot count, 128,000 to 160,000 per square metre, is modest by workshop standards, and that is exactly why the wool reads as it does: thick-spun, slightly flattened under a 6 mm pile, with a matte hand-spun surface and visible ribbing along the edges. Twenty to forty years of use have settled it rather than worn it thin.
At home
A rug this size belongs somewhere close and personal — a study, a reading corner, or beside a bed rather than under a full dining table. The red holds its own against dark floorboards and warms a pale one, and the black panels keep it from ever looking too busy for a quiet room. Underfoot it is dense and firm, built for a floor that gets walked on rather than kept for best. Morning light will pick out one panel at a time, star by star, so the grid never quite looks the same twice.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 437470
- Size
- 188 × 113 cm (2.12 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
- Geometric
- Weight
- ca. 5 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 188 × 113 cm (2.12 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 2.12 m² that is roughly 270,000 to 340,000 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?
We are in the Hamburg Speicherstadt. Come and see this rug in daylight, or write to us — a person answers.
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Ref: 437470
