Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
251 €
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84 × 74(0.62 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
This is a Baluch prayer rug, also written Belouch, a tribal weaving from the borderlands of southeastern Iran, measuring 84 x 74 cm (2'9" x 2'5"). Baluch weavers are known for deep reds and indigo blues, and for mihrab, or prayer-niche, compositions built from memory rather than a drawn plan. This particular piece departs from the usual geometric vocabulary of the type: at its centre stands a large, carefully drawn stag.
What you see
The field is a deep indigo running almost to black, and against it the ivory stag stands with branching antlers, reaching toward a tree of life beside it, all held within a stepped prayer-niche outline. Four ivory spandrels fill the corners, each holding a small pair of goat and bird figures worked in mustard-gold and brick-red, a repeated figurative detail rather than filler ornament. A broad brick-red border frames the whole, edged on both sides by a dark navy meander guard, the red standing out clearly against the darker field and taking up close to a fifth of the rug's width.
How it was made
The pile is hand-spun wool, knotted by hand onto a cotton warp, at a density of 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre, respectable rather than exceptional for a tribal loom, and enough to let the weaver draw a stag with real curvature rather than a stiff outline. Hand-spun yarn varies slightly in thickness as it is spun, which gives the pile its faintly uneven, matte surface. Over its twenty to forty years the stag's body has flattened a little with wear, the record of a rug that has been walked on rather than kept for looking at.
At home
At 84 x 74 cm, this is a piece for a small floor: by a doorway, under a chair in a study, or on a landing where something with presence is needed rather than something that fills a room. The indigo ground holds its own against dark furniture and pale floors alike, while the brick-red border and mustard figures keep the corner from feeling sombre. Underfoot it is dense and firm, wool worn slightly smooth by years of use. Catch it in low light and the stag seems, for a moment, about to step forward.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 973250
- Size
- 84 × 74 cm (0.62 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 6 mm
- Knots
- 201,000 – 250,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- 20-40 Years
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- Medallion
- Weight
- ca. 1 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Fine quality weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 84 × 74 cm (0.62 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 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre; across 0.62 m² that is roughly 120,000 to 160,000 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: 973250
