Belutsch
282 × 196 cm
4.800 €
Belutsch
359 €
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166 × 87(1.44 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 weaving grounds of southeastern Iran and the borderlands beyond, 166 x 87 cm (5'5" x 2'10"). Baluch weavings are usually known for deep red grounds and indigo, often carrying the mihrab shape of a prayer niche. This one takes the group's colours and puts them somewhere else entirely.
What you see
Here the field itself runs a warm sandy camel, not the customary red, and it carries three large stepped diamond medallions in deep madder red and dark navy, each topped with a hooked, pole-like finial that reads as bold geometric ornament, and may recall a bird form without insisting on it. Rust and steel-blue notes sit inside the diamonds, ivory outlining sharpens their edges against the pale ground. A wide multi-band border closes the composition, deep red and navy zigzags and diamond stripes running in tight formation, taking up close to a fifth of the width and holding the calmer field firmly in place.
How it was made
The wool was spun by hand before it was knotted, which is why the pile carries a slightly uneven, matte texture rather than the flat sheen of a machine-spun yarn, and why the diamonds have that soft, slightly irregular edge instead of a printed crispness. At a density of roughly 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre on a cotton warp, the drawing stays clear and controlled without losing the hand behind it. This is a piece from a nomadic loom, twenty to forty years old, and the pale field was very likely a deliberate choice against the usual dark ground, one weaver's variation on a pattern carried in memory rather than on paper.
At home
At this size the rug sits well in a hallway, by a bedside, or under a small desk in a study, anywhere it will be seen close and often rather than crossed at speed. The camel ground lifts a dim hallway or a north-facing bedroom, while the red and navy medallions keep enough weight to hold their own near dark furniture. Underfoot the pile is dense and short, firm rather than plush, built for a floor that gets daily use. Morning light picks out the ivory outlining first, and it is the sandy field, not the red, that keeps catching the eye.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 777146
- Size
- 166 × 87 cm (1.44 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
- Geometric
- Weight
- ca. 4 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 166 × 87 cm (1.44 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 1.44 m² that is roughly 180,000 to 230,000 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?
We are in the Hamburg Speicherstadt. Come and see this rug in daylight, or write to us — a person answers.
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Ref: 777146
