Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
579 €
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190 × 107(2.03 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 rug knotted by nomadic weavers from the borderlands of southeastern Iran, working from memory rather than from a drawn plan. It measures 190 x 107 cm (6'3" x 3'6"). The type is generally known for deep red and indigo grounds and for prayer-niche layouts carried down through generations; this particular piece sets both aside for something darker and plainer.
What you see
The ground is a deep blackish brown, near black, and across it runs an even grid of small cross-shaped rosettes in brick red, each no larger than a coin. Scattered among them sit a few pale blue-grey dots, easy to miss until the light catches them. Around this quiet field runs a border built from an unusual number of stacked bands — a dark red ground carrying black hooked motifs, several guard stripes deep, closed off by a narrow ivory edge patterned with small latch-hooks. Where the field says little, the border says a great deal.
How it was made
The wool is hand-spun rather than machine-spun, so the fibre varies slightly in thickness along its length, and this is what gives the surface its faint sheen and its texture rather than a flat, even colour. At 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre, the knotting is fine enough to hold the small rosette crosses sharp and square instead of letting them blur into the dark ground. The pile is kept short, at 6 mm, on a cotton warp, which keeps the surface close and firm rather than soft and deep — a rug built to be stood on, not admired from a chair. Twenty to forty years of use have only settled it further into that firmness.
At home
A rug this size and this dark suits a spot where it will be seen underfoot rather than across a room — a hallway, a landing, or beside a bed. The near-black ground will not show the mark of daily footsteps, and the brick red rosettes lift it rather than let it read as plain. Underfoot it is dense and close, suited to a spot that gets crossed rather than sat on, and it asks for no special care. Seen at an angle, the elaborate stack of the border catches side light long after the field has gone quiet, and it is the border that keeps drawing the eye back.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 941541
- Size
- 190 × 107 cm (2.03 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. 5 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 190 × 107 cm (2.03 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 2.03 m² that is roughly 260,000 to 330,000 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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Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 941541
