Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
656 €
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194 × 98(1.90 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
This is a Baluch runner, a tribal weaving from the borderlands of southeastern Iran, 194 x 98 cm (6'4" x 3'2"). Baluch rugs — also written Belouch — are known for deep, earthy colour and bold angular geometry, often carrying prayer-niche or medallion layouts handed down through generations. This piece feels unusually compact for its type: three medallions gathered into a short, almost square runner rather than the long marching chain typical of many tribal pieces.
What you see
The field is a deep brick red, scattered with small flowers in orange, mustard and green that soften the geometry without breaking it. Down the centre sit three octagonal medallions, each outlined in ivory-white stepped diagonals, linked by a zigzag guard line that keeps the sequence tight and close. Around this, a wide border in dark navy-charcoal closes in, filled with red hooked latch-hook motifs that answer the field's colour while taking up close to a fifth of the width.
How it was made
Everything here was knotted by hand from memory, without a drawn plan, on a loom the weaver could carry with her — the design lived in her mind rather than on paper, which is why the medallions sit close together but never quite identical. The pile is handspun wool on a cotton warp, at a density of 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre: coarser and more textured than a city workshop's knot, and it is this that gives the flat, matt surface and the crisp, slightly uneven edges that mark a genuine tribal weaving.
At home
At under a metre wide and short in length, this is a hallway or landing runner, equally suited to a narrow passage or the floor beside a bed. The red holds its own even where daylight is scarce, warming a plain floor and standing up well against dark woodwork. The handspun wool is dense and firm underfoot, made for daily use rather than display. Walk past it through the day and the small scattered flowers seem to catch the light a little differently each time.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 682138
- Size
- 194 × 98 cm (1.90 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
- Geometric
- Weight
- ca. 6 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 194 × 98 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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Ref: 682138
