Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
556 €
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197 × 99(1.95 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
A Baluch runner, also written Belouch, from the tribal weaving grounds of southeastern Iran, 197 x 99 cm (6'6" x 3'3"). These are nomadic pieces, knotted from memory rather than from a drawn plan, and known for deep earthy reds, indigo, and prayer-niche compositions carried down through generations of one family's weavers.
What you see
A deep brick red fills the field, broken into three rectangular panels stacked one above the other, each holding its own diamond medallion. The medallions are drawn to nearly the same shape and colour, indigo and orange touched into each, so the column reads with an unusual, almost measured rhythm. A wide cream border of stepped, hooked diamonds runs the full length, its rust and navy diamonds picking up the field colours, and a narrow dark brown line closes the rug at either edge.
How it was made
This rug is hand-knotted, its pile handspun wool set on a wool warp, at a density of 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre. A weaver working without a cartoon, from memory alone, will naturally let a motif drift a little from one repeat to the next, which is exactly the charm the type is celebrated for. Here the three medallions have come out close to identical, which asks for a steadier hand and a clearer count held in the head across months at the loom. The wool itself was hand-spun before dyeing, so the yarn carries small irregularities that catch the light unevenly and give the six-millimetre pile its soft, matte texture.
At home
At just under a metre wide, this is a rug for a hallway, a landing, or the floor beside a bed, somewhere it is seen in passing rather than sat around. The brick red holds its warmth against pale floorboards and equally against dark wood furniture, and the cream border keeps it legible even in a corridor with little daylight. Underfoot it is dense and firm, a weaving built for daily footsteps rather than careful preservation. Walking its length, the eye meets each medallion in turn, the same shape returning like a beat kept through the whole piece.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 454539
- Size
- 197 × 99 cm (1.95 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 6 mm
- Knots
- 128,000 – 160,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Wool
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- 20-40 Years
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- All-Over Pattern
- Weight
- ca. 6 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 197 × 99 cm (1.95 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 1.95 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.
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Ref: 454539
