Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
473 €
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190 × 100(1.90 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
A Baluch rug, a tribal weaving from the borderlands of southeastern Iran, in a size of 190 x 100 cm (6'3" x 3'3"). These are nomadic pieces, knotted from memory rather than from a drawn plan, and the type is known above all for deep, earthy colour set against dark grounds. This one breaks from that expectation in the most useful way: the ground here is a plain, pale ivory, and the pattern sits on it with a regularity Baluch weavers rarely allow themselves.
What you see
The first impression is of rows marching in order: four staggered lines of octagonal guls, rust-red and rust-brown, each outlined in navy and dark brown, with small diamond guls filling the gaps between them. Cross motifs sit within the octagons, echoing the grid rather than breaking it. A wide border in deep brick-red, built from stacked geometric guard stripes in navy and dark brown, closes the field firmly on all sides, and against the pale ivory it reads with real weight. There is no medallion and no centre to the design; the strength is in the repeat itself, carried edge to edge.
How it was made
This is hand-knotted, and the wool is hand-spun, on a wool warp, at a density of 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre. Spun by hand rather than machine, the yarn takes dye and light slightly unevenly, which is what gives the surface its soft, matte texture and the faint ribbing along the rows. What is unusual is how little that hand-work shows in the drawing itself: from row to row the octagons hold their size and spacing with a precision closer to a workshop gul grid than to typical free-knotted Baluch work, a discipline that took a steady hand over many months at the loom.
At home
At 190 x 100 cm this is a rug for a hallway, a landing, or beside a bed, and the ivory ground is exactly what a dim hallway needs, lifting a space with little daylight rather than sinking into it. The pile is clipped low and firm underfoot, dense enough for a floor that gets crossed every day without ceremony. Morning light will catch the rust and indigo of the guls and let the ivory field breathe around them, a small piece with a great deal of quiet order in it.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 625270
- Size
- 190 × 100 cm (1.90 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 190 × 100 cm (1.90 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 1.90 m² that is roughly 240,000 to 300,000 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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Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 625270
