Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
255 €
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85 × 74(0.63 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, here in a compact 85 x 74 cm (2'9" x 2'5"). Baluch rugs are knotted from memory rather than a drawn plan, prized for deep reds and indigo and for bold, angular pattern. Most keep that pattern abstract. This one tells a story you can actually read.
What you see
The field is a deep night blue, scattered so densely with small red diamonds that the ground seems to glow from within. Out of it rises a single stylised stag in cream and taupe, antlers branching wide, a small tree standing beside it. A stepped diamond line traces a loose frame around the scene rather than closing it into a medallion. In each ivory corner a small camp unfolds — a camel, a bird, a hut — held by a wide brick-red border edged with a sharp navy zig-zag.
How it was made
The pile is hand-spun wool, knotted onto a cotton warp at 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre — a demanding count for wool this coarse, and the reason the stag and tree hold their shape rather than blur into the field. Hand-spun yarn thickens and thins from knot to knot, which is why the antlers and camp figures carry a hand-drawn liveliness no machine reproduces. Clipped to six millimetres, the pile sits low and firm, woven twenty to forty years ago on a loom meant for daily use.
At home
At under a metre across, this is a rug for a small landing, a study desk, or the floor beside a bed — seen up close, every day. The navy and brick red hold their own against dark wood, and warm a pale floor besides. Underfoot it is dense and firm, built for a well-used corner. Morning light finds the cream stag first, then the small camp waiting in each corner.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 766563
- Size
- 85 × 74 cm (0.63 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 6 mm
- Knots
- 201,000 – 250,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- 20-40 Years
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- Bilderteppich
- Weight
- ca. 2 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Fine quality weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 85 × 74 cm (0.63 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 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre; across 0.63 m² that is roughly 130,000 to 160,000 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.
Still have a question?
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Ref: 766563
