Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
366 €
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165 × 89(1.47 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, measuring 165 x 89 cm (5'5" x 2'11"). Baluch rugs are known for bold, angular geometry and a deep, earthy palette of brick red and indigo, most often carried in a single prayer-niche field. Here the weaver has taken a different course: a full lattice of repeating guls rather than one central motif.
What you see
The first impression is two evenly spaced rows of deep brick-red octagons on an ivory ground, close enough in rhythm to read almost as a grid. Each octagon holds a small diamond at its centre, picked out in muted green, orange or pale blue, so the red-and-ivory repeat never quite settles into monotony. Near-black outlining sharpens every edge, and around the field runs a wide, multi-band border, narrow zigzag guard stripes leading into a broader band of hooked diamonds in the same red, black and ivory.
How it was made
Baluch weavers knot from memory on a portable loom, which usually gives these rugs their restless, hand-made irregularity. This piece is unusual for how closely the weaver held to the gul lattice, row after row, rather than breaking into a single showpiece medallion. The hand-spun wool is knotted onto a cotton warp at a density of 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre, tight enough to keep each octagon's edge crisp and faintly ribbed rather than blurred. Clipped to a flat 6 mm pile, the surface stays close and even, letting the geometry read clearly instead of dissolving into texture.
At home
At 165 x 89 cm this is a rug for a hallway, a landing, or a spot beside a bed, somewhere it will be seen daily rather than crossed once a week. The brick red and ivory hold their own with little daylight, warming a dim passage rather than waiting for sun to come alive. Underfoot the pile is dense and flat, tightly clipped and firm, built for a spot that gets walked on rather than kept for best. Look at it over time and the small green, orange and pale blue centres inside each octagon keep turning up, quiet variation inside a pattern that otherwise holds its discipline row after row.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 927015
- Size
- 165 × 89 cm (1.47 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 165 × 89 cm (1.47 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 1.47 m² that is roughly 190,000 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.
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Ref: 927015
