Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
590 €
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197 × 105(2.07 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
This is a Baluch runner, 197 x 105 cm (6'6" x 3'5"), also written Belouch, from the tribal borderlands of southeastern Iran. Baluch weavers are known for deep, earthy reds set against indigo and near-black grounds, and for bold geometric drawing carried from memory rather than a plan. Classic pieces often centre on a single prayer-niche form; this one instead sets down a running repeat of four.
What you see
The field is a deep, almost black midnight blue, dense enough to hold the pattern rather than compete with it. Down its length march four octagonal medallions, evenly spaced and identically drawn, each built from stepped triangular pendants in brick red and cream. There is no single focal point here, only a steady, repeating beat. Around it, taking close to a fifth of the width, runs a wide border banded in rust red and dark brown, its small star and diamond figures breaking the near-black ground.
How it was made
The pile is hand-spun wool on a cotton warp, knotted at 128,000 to 160,000 per square metre, fine enough to hold the medallions' straight edges. Baluch weavers work from memory, with no drawn plan, so repeating four medallions this closely, in matching size and colour, took a steady hand across the whole loom. Left unsheared, the wool keeps its natural texture, six millimetres deep, matte rather than shining.
At home
As a runner, this suits a hallway, a landing, or the floor beside a bed. The near-black field hides the marks of daily passage, and the brick red and cream medallions catch what light there is, even where daylight is scarce. The hand-spun wool is dense and firm underfoot, made for walking rather than protecting. Walk its length and the same medallion returns four times, a steady beat rather than one point to admire.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 628194
- Size
- 197 × 105 cm (2.07 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. 5 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 197 × 105 cm (2.07 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 2.07 m² that is roughly 260,000 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.
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