Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
1.020 €
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247 × 110(2.72 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
This is a Baluch runner, also written Belouch, 247 x 110 cm (8'1" x 3'7"), from the tribal weaving grounds of southeastern Iran and the borderlands beyond. Baluch work is known for its deep reds and indigo, and for prayer-niche layouts carried by memory across generations. This piece sets that palette to a different rhythm: four columns, not one medallion.
What you see
The ground is a deep chocolate brown, crossed by four columns of stacked hooked diamonds in bright rust red. Each column reads like a chain of small pole medallions marching the rug's length rather than one central form, ivory and cream at the diamond centres. A fleck of teal surfaces here and there within the red, a colour otherwise absent from the palette. A wide brown border carries a row of ivory eight-point stars, flanked by narrow red guard stripes with small geometric fill.
How it was made
The rug is hand-knotted in hand-spun wool on a cotton warp, at 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre, a density typical of nomadic work suited to bold geometry rather than fine detail. Hand-spun wool sits thicker on the loom than machine-spun yarn, which is why the diamonds hold their sharp, blocky outline instead of softening into curves. A six-millimetre pile gives the surface real depth, and along each motif's edge the wool sits slightly ridged, so the pattern can be felt as well as seen.
At home
A runner this length suits a hallway or landing, somewhere walked on daily rather than kept for best. The dark brown ground hides footsteps and holds its own against dark floorboards, while the rust-red columns pull the eye forward along the corridor. Underfoot the hand-spun wool is dense and firm, built for that traffic. As daylight crosses it, the red brightens and settles again, keeping the walk worth taking twice a day.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 949753
- Size
- 247 × 110 cm (2.72 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. 8 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 247 × 110 cm (2.72 m²) this is a runner. It belongs in a hallway, an entrance, on a landing or lengthways beside a bed. It is too narrow for the middle of a room.
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 2.72 m² that is roughly 350,000 to 430,000 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: 949753
