Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
656 €
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190 × 100(1.90 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
A Baluch rug — also written Baluchi — from the tribal weaving grounds of southeastern Iran, 190 x 100 cm (6'3" x 3'3"). These are nomadic weavings, knotted from memory rather than a drawn plan, and they are known for a bold, angular geometry set against deep, earthy colour. This piece carries that geometry in its border, but at its centre it does something a Baluch rarely does: it tells a story in figures.
What you see
The field is a warm ivory, unusually pale for the type, and across it stand four confronted birds, drawn like peacocks, with clear heads, beaks and long sweeping tails, moving among scattered floral sprays in brick red, ochre and dusty pink. It reads first as a garden, then as a pair of facing pairs, the birds set with a rough symmetry that no cartoon dictated. Around this ivory ground runs a wide navy border filled with a jagged red leaf pattern, and beyond that several narrower guard stripes in red and maroon, each carrying small diamonds. The dark border holds the pale field the way a frame holds a picture, and it is against that contrast that the birds stand out as clearly as they do.
How it was made
The wool is hand-spun, knotted by hand onto a cotton warp, at a density of roughly 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre — enough for a weaver working from memory to give each bird a distinct head and tail without smoothing away the slight unevenness that marks a hand at work rather than a loom following a chart. The pile sits at six millimetres, clipped close enough to keep the drawing sharp, and the piece has already had twenty to forty years to settle into itself, the wool taking on the slightly matte, worn-in surface that only handling produces.
At home
At this size it suits a hallway, a landing, or the floor beside a bed rather than a large open room, and the ivory ground is exactly what a dim passage needs — it catches what little light there is and holds it. Underfoot the wool is dense and firm, made for a corridor's daily traffic rather than a room kept for best. Morning or lamp light catches the navy border first, then draws the eye in to the birds themselves, and it is the sort of rug you find yourself glancing at each time you pass.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 917422
- Size
- 190 × 100 cm (1.90 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
- Bilderteppich
- Weight
- ca. 5 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 190 × 100 cm (1.90 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 1.90 m² that is roughly 240,000 to 300,000 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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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 917422
