Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
478 €
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192 × 100(1.92 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 Beluch, a tribal weaving from the borderlands of southeastern Iran, here in a compact 192 x 100 cm (6'3" x 3'3"). The type is known for deep, earthy reds and indigo blue, and for prayer-niche layouts carried in memory from one generation to the next. This piece sets that memory to a different rhythm: a full grid of medallions rather than a single niche.
What you see
The first impression is a field of deep blackish-brown, dense enough to read almost as texture before it resolves into pattern. Across it runs a grid of diamond medallions, each holding a serrated rosette in brick red and mustard gold, with touches of cream, olive and green scattered between. Small standing animal figures, camel- or goat-like, stand between the rows of medallions, giving the geometry a narrative undertone. A broad brick-red border of narrow guard stripes closes the field, taking up close to a fifth of the width.
How it was made
A Baluch weaver worked from memory, not from a drawn plan, so the grid tightens and loosens slightly from row to row, the mark of a hand rather than a machine. The wool is hand-spun and knotted onto a cotton warp at 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre, a density that favours body over fine detail: the yarn runs slightly thicker than a workshop wool, and the pile, clipped to 6 mm, sits with a faint ribbed surface rather than a flat, sheared one.
At home
This size suits a hallway, a landing, or the floor beside a bed, somewhere seen and walked on daily rather than kept for a large room. The dark ground holds its own with little daylight, warming further under a lamp, while the red and gold medallions draw the eye as you pass. Underfoot it is dense and firm, built for daily use, and the small animal figures reward a second look each time you cross it.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 452522
- Size
- 192 × 100 cm (1.92 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 192 × 100 cm (1.92 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 1.92 m² that is roughly 250,000 to 310,000 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?
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Ref: 452522
