Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
636 €
Incl. VAT
168 × 104(1.75 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
A Baluch, also written Belouch, is a tribal weaving from the borderlands of southeastern Iran, knotted from memory on a portable loom rather than from any drawn plan. The type is known for bold, angular geometry and a deep, earthy palette of red and indigo. This piece measures 168 x 104 cm (5'6" x 3'5"), and within that familiar tribal language it does something the type rarely allows: it lets figures appear.
What you see
The overall impression is warm, a camel-toned ground giving way at the centre to a square panel in cream. On that pale field sits a many-petalled rosette medallion, and around it, symmetrically placed, four quadruped figures face inward, clearly drawn rather than dissolved into ornament. Framing all this are several concentric border bands in brick red and blackish-brown, dense with zigzag and hook motifs, wide enough to hold their own against the quiet centre they surround.
How it was made
Everything here was knotted by hand, in wool spun by hand for both pile and warp, at a density of roughly 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre. Handspun wool takes dye and light unevenly compared to machine-spun yarn, which is why the surface reads matte rather than lustrous, and why the reds and creams sit close in tone rather than gleaming against each other. At this density the weaver had just enough control to keep those four animal figures legible as creatures, a small act of figuration inside a system built for abstraction. The pile is sheared short, at 6 mm, with a clean, firm edge, and the rug carries twenty to forty years of that wear without losing its drawing.
At home
A rug this size settles well in a study, a bedroom, or a small hallway, somewhere it is met at close range rather than viewed across a room. The camel and cream warm a pale floor and hold their own against darker wood. Underfoot it is dense and firm, built for a spot that sees daily use rather than one kept for show. Morning light across the medallion brings the four figures forward first, and they are the detail you keep returning to.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 726235
- Size
- 168 × 104 cm (1.75 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 6 mm
- Knots
- 128,000 – 160,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Natural Wool
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- 20-40 Years
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- Feldermusterung / Garden-Design
- Weight
- ca. 5 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 168 × 104 cm (1.75 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 1.75 m² that is roughly 220,000 to 280,000 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: 726235
