Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
523 €
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196 × 107(2.10 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
A Baluch rug, also written Belouch, a nomadic weaving from the border regions of southeastern Iran, measuring 196 x 107 cm (6'5" x 3'6"). The type is known for deep, earthy colour and bold angular geometry, usually gathered into a prayer-niche design. This piece takes a different course, carrying a column of guls instead, closer to the banded repeats of Turkmen weaving than to the mihrab format the Baluch are best known for.
What you see
The ground is a deep, almost black-brown, and against it a brick red carries the whole design. Down the centre runs a single column, alternating red octagons with elongated rectangles edged in the same red, each octagon holding a small core of red-orange and a touch of ivory at its point. The rhythm repeats top to bottom without a break, so the eye reads the rug as a sequence rather than settling on one centre. The border stays narrow, letting the column run almost to the rug's own edge.
How it was made
The wool is hand-spun, so each thread varies slightly in thickness and catches the light unevenly, which is what gives the surface its soft, matte depth rather than any sheen. Set on a cotton warp, the rug is knotted at 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre, a solid tribal density that holds the sharp edges of the octagons cleanly without needing the fineness silk would require. At six millimetres, the pile stays low enough for the geometry to read crisp and firm enough to wear well underfoot for decades.
At home
At just over six feet by three and a half, this rug suits a hallway or the foot of a bed, somewhere it is seen daily. Against a pale floor the brick red and near-black ground bring instant warmth, and in a dim hallway the red still holds its own rather than fading to grey. The dense, hand-spun pile is firm underfoot, made to be walked on rather than admired from a doorway. As daylight shifts across it, the octagons run from brick to almost orange, and the column of guls never quite repeats itself.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 909975
- Size
- 196 × 107 cm (2.10 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 × 107 cm (2.10 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 2.10 m² that is roughly 270,000 to 340,000 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: 909975
