Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
476 €
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176 × 95(1.67 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
This is a Baluch rug, also written Beluch, a tribal weaving from the borderlands of southeastern Iran, sized 176 x 95 cm (5'9" x 3'1"). Baluch weavers are known for deep, earthy colour and bold, angular geometry, knotted from memory rather than a drawn plan, patterns carried in the head and passed down through generations rather than copied from paper.
What you see
The first impression is a field of glowing rust-red boteh figures marching in tight columns down a ground so dark it reads almost as black. Look closer and the indigo shows through, cool against the warmer rust and gold rosettes. The columns repeat edge to edge, with no medallion to interrupt them. Around it all runs a broad border in burgundy, rust and navy, its diamonds and hooks finely drawn, wide enough to claim nearly a fifth of the rug's width.
How it was made
Knotted by hand from memory on a portable loom, this rug follows no drawn plan. The pile is hand-spun wool, its fibres slightly uneven in thickness, which is what gives the surface its faint ribbed, matte character rather than a workshop's flat precision. At 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre, the weave stays fine enough to hold the boteh columns crisp and the border's small diamonds distinct, a density built up slowly, month after month, at a single loom. Twenty to forty years of handling have since settled the pile into a firm, quiet surface.
At home
At this size, the rug suits a hallway, a landing, or a small study, somewhere it will be seen close and often. Against a pale floor the indigo ground and rust-red boteh figures bring warmth without crowding the space; in a dim entrance the burgundy border alone holds its own. Underfoot the pile is dense and firm, made for a floor that is walked on rather than kept for best. Watch the light move across it through the day and the rust tones catch first, settling back into the indigo as the room dims.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 595068
- Size
- 176 × 95 cm (1.67 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 176 × 95 cm (1.67 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 1.67 m² that is roughly 210,000 to 270,000 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: 595068
