Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
618 €
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204 × 102(2.08 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
This is a Baluch runner, also written Belouch, a tribal weaving from the borderlands of south-eastern Iran, 204 x 102 cm (6'8" x 3'4"). Baluch weavers are known for deep, earthy colour — rich reds set against indigo — and for bold, angular geometry knotted from memory rather than a drawn plan. Here the ground itself is the surprise: rather than red, it is knotted almost ebony-black.
What you see
Against that near-black field, rows of red hooked octagram medallions sit close together, small bursts against the dark ground, so the effect reads almost like a starfield. Between them run smaller hooked figures, angular enough to suggest stylised birds or animals, though the geometry stays too abstract to say so with certainty. A wide border of red and black zigzag frames the field, edged by a narrower ivory guard stripe with a key pattern, taking up a sixth of the rug's width on either side.
How it was made
The wool is hand-spun before it is dyed and knotted, giving the pile a nubbly texture rather than the even surface of machine-spun yarn — you feel the hand in it underfoot. At 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre, this is an honest tribal density, knotted on a portable loom by a single weaver working from memory. The pile sits low, about 6 mm, and over twenty to forty years has flattened slightly in places — a rug made to be walked on, not hung.
At home
As a runner, this rug suits a hallway, a landing, or beside a bed, where the near-black ground hides everyday marks and the red star motifs lift a space with little daylight. Underfoot it is dense, firm and low, built for a floor that gets walked over. Watch it through the day and the red seems to shift as the light crosses the hall.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 618050
- Size
- 204 × 102 cm (2.08 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. 6 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 204 × 102 cm (2.08 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 2.08 m² that is roughly 270,000 to 330,000 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: 618050
