Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
446 €
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179 × 100(1.79 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
A Baluch rug, hand-knotted in the tribal borderlands of southeastern Iran, 179 x 100 cm (5'10" x 3'3"). The type is known for deep brick reds and indigo set against a dark ground, and for the mihrab prayer-niche layouts passed from one generation of weavers to the next. This piece departs from that expectation: the ground here is ivory, not the deep colour the tribe is best known for.
What you see
The first impression is of two tidy rows of large octagonal medallions, brick red, marching across a pale field with a calm, almost architectural order. Each octagon is outlined in dark chocolate-brown, and at the centre of several sits a small cross touched with turquoise and green, a quiet fleck of colour against the red and ivory. A wide red border closes the composition, its hooked-diamond chain stepped down through narrower black and ivory guard stripes that hold the whole design firmly in place.
How it was made
This is a nomadic weaving, knotted from memory rather than from a drawn plan, on a portable loom somewhere between camp and pasture. The wool is hand-spun, which gives the surface its matte, slightly uneven texture and its crisp geometric edges rather than any fibre sheen. At a density of some 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre, tied over a cotton warp, the weaver has kept the paired-row gul design, itself carried over from Turkmen tradition, precise even while working freehand, some twenty to forty years ago.
At home
This rug suits a hallway or a bedroom, sized to lie where the eye meets it directly rather than across a wide room. The ivory field lifts a dim hallway or holds its own against darker furniture, while the red carries its own warmth without needing bright light to read. Underfoot the wool sits dense and flat, matte to the touch, sturdy enough for a passage that sees daily use. Walk past it and the small turquoise flecks catch the light for a moment before the deep red settles the eye again.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 774203
- Size
- 179 × 100 cm (1.79 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. 4 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 179 × 100 cm (1.79 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 1.79 m² that is roughly 230,000 to 290,000 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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