Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
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Belutsch
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198 × 102(2.02 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
This is a Baluch, also written Belouch, runner — a tribal weaving from the borderlands of southeastern Iran, measuring 198 x 102 cm (6'6" x 3'4"). Baluch weavers are known for deep, earthy colour and bold angular geometry, often built around a prayer-niche layout. This piece takes a different course: rather than a single mihrab, it is drawn as a column of repeating diamonds and rosettes, laid out with unusual clarity for the type.
What you see
The field is a deep brick red, crossed by a lattice of blackish navy dividing it into diamond compartments. Down its length runs a column of rosettes in warm terracotta and pale apricot, glowing against the dark ground, alternating with narrower panels of hooked diamonds so the eye reads a rhythm rather than a single repeat. A wide border of stacked guard stripes in red, black and cream frames the field, taking up close to a fifth of the width.
How it was made
It was knotted entirely by hand, from memory rather than a drawn plan, on a loom a Baluch weaver could carry with her. The hand-spun wool gives the pile its slightly uneven, matte character rather than a machine-even sheen. At a density of 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre, the alternating rhythm of rosettes and hooked diamonds had to be kept in step for close to two metres, and that steadiness, unusual in a piece worked from memory, gives this runner its crispness.
At home
At 198 x 102 cm this is a runner for a hallway or landing, seen along its length rather than at a glance. The brick red and terracotta warm a passage with little daylight, while the black lattice keeps the pattern sharp underfoot. The dense, low pile is firm and matte, made for daily footsteps, and as you pass along it the rosettes catch the light one after another, down its length.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 698649
- Size
- 198 × 102 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
- All-Over Pattern
- Weight
- ca. 6 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 198 × 102 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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