Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
681 €
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215 × 111(2.39 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 weaving from the borderlands of south-eastern Iran, measuring 215 x 111 cm (7'0" x 3'8"). Rugs of this kind travelled with their weavers rather than being drawn to a plan, and they are known for deep, earthy colour and bold angular pattern rather than for precision. This piece has the colour in full, but the precision too, which is the rarer thing to find in a nomadic rug.
What you see
A deep brick red fills the field, carrying three diamond medallions in an even column from end to end. Each is drawn with an ivory-outlined hooked star at its centre, and each is drawn the same, with small flecks of teal, orange and violet caught inside the red and ivory like sparks. A wide border in near-black brown closes the field on all sides, its hooked and diamond ornament picked out in ivory, taking up close to a fifth of the width and giving the red something firm to sit against.
How it was made
The wool is hand-spun, which is why the surface has the slightly uneven, matte texture typical of Baluch weaving rather than the flatter finish of a mill-spun pile, and it was knotted by hand at a density of 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre. What sets this particular rug apart is not the material but the drawing: nomadic weavers worked from memory, and a small drift between one medallion and the next is normal and expected. Here the three are spaced and sized with unusual exactness, giving the field a calm, almost architectural rhythm in place of the slight irregularity that usually marks a piece knotted this way.
At home
A rug this size suits a bedroom floor, laid beside the bed or running along its foot, or a hallway where its length can be taken in at a glance. The red holds its depth in low light and needs no sun to look warm, while the near-black border keeps it from ever looking soft or faded against darker floorboards. Underfoot it is dense and firm at 6 mm pile, built for a room that sees daily use rather than one kept for show. Look at it long enough and it is the three medallions, each one true to the last, that hold the eye.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 539086
- Size
- 215 × 111 cm (2.39 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
- Geometric
- Weight
- ca. 7 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 215 × 111 cm (2.39 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 2.39 m² that is roughly 310,000 to 380,000 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: 539086
