Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
598 €
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196 × 102(2.00 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, a tribal weaving from the borderlands of southeastern Iran, measuring 196 x 102 cm (6'5" x 3'4"). The type is known for deep reds and indigo blues, and for prayer-niche, or mihrab, layouts carried through generations. Here the same bold geometry runs differently: instead of a single niche, the whole field is covered in a tight, repeating grid.
What you see
The field reads almost black, a deep blackish brown that shifts gently in tone from one side to the other. Across it march rows of stylised red flower-cross medallions, packed close together with small ivory accents at their centres, so the pattern repeats steadily with no single focus. Framing it are several narrow, densely patterned red borders with cream detailing, together making up about a fifth of the width and standing out sharply against the dark ground.
How it was made
The weaver worked from memory rather than a drawn plan, on a portable loom, knotting handspun wool onto a cotton warp at 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre. Handspun wool takes dye unevenly along its length, and here that shows as a distinct vertical striping in the dark ground, known as abrash, running the full length of the rug. This unevenness keeps the strict grid from looking mechanical, giving it a depth machine-spun wool could not produce.
At home
At just over a metre wide, this rug suits a hallway, a landing, or the floor beside a bed, somewhere seen daily and walked over often. The near-black ground holds its own against pale floorboards and lifts a dim passage, while the red medallions carry the eye along its length. The flat wool pile is dense and firm underfoot, made for daily use, and in low light the abrash stripes surface quietly, a trace of the hand that made it.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 706094
- Size
- 196 × 102 cm (2.00 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 196 × 102 cm (2.00 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 2.00 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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Ref: 706094
