Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
603 €
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196 × 103(2.02 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
A Baluch rug, hand-knotted by nomadic weavers from the borderlands of southeastern Iran, measuring 196 x 103 cm (6'5" x 3'5"). The type is known for deep reds and indigo blues, for mihrab prayer-niche layouts carried from memory rather than drawn on paper, and for a boldness that usually leaves little of the ground bare. This piece takes the same vocabulary and turns the field pale instead, so that everything the weaver knew by heart stands out against cream rather than crowding into darkness.
What you see
The field itself is the surprise: a cream ground, gently aged in tone, thick with small stylised birds and camel-like quadrupeds circling three stepped hexagonal medallions set in a row. Star rosettes fill in between, and touches of olive-green and pale blue sit among the black. The medallions themselves come in a deep brick red, echoed in the wide blackish-brown border, where a dense red diamond lattice runs the full length and claims close to a third of the rug's width. Against the open field, that border reads as the one solid, settled note in an otherwise busy composition.
How it was made
The pile is hand-spun wool, clipped low to about 6 mm, knotted onto a cotton warp at a density of roughly 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre. That density is modest by workshop standards, but hand-spun wool is thicker and less even than machine-spun yarn, so each knot already carries more presence, and a weaver working alone on a portable loom can still render dozens of small, clearly repeated figures without losing them into blur. The surface that results is matte and faintly ribbed rather than smooth, a texture that belongs to wool worked by hand rather than machine.
At home
At this size the rug sits naturally in a hallway, on a landing, or beside a bed, somewhere it is met at close range rather than crossed at speed. The cream field lifts a dim hallway or a room with little daylight, while the brick-red medallions and dark border keep it from ever looking washed out. Underfoot it is dense and firm, wool clipped short enough to take daily footsteps without complaint. Move a lamp across it in the evening and the small birds and quadrupeds seem to shift and multiply, a rug that rewards a second, closer look rather than needing one.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 639040
- Size
- 196 × 103 cm (2.02 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
- Bilderteppich
- Weight
- ca. 6 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 196 × 103 cm (2.02 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 2.02 m² that is roughly 260,000 to 320,000 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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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 639040
