Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
211 €
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74 × 59(0.44 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Belutsch
Where it comes from
This is a Baluch rug, also written Belouch, a tribal weaving from the borderlands of southeastern Iran, 74 x 59 cm (2'5" x 1'11"). Baluch weavers are known for deep, earthy reds and indigo blue, and for prayer-niche and medallion layouts carried from memory rather than a drawn plan. Even at this small size, this piece carries an unusual amount of graphic weight.
What you see
The field is a deep red-brown, almost black in places, crossed by a dark diamond lattice. At its centre sits a large stepped octagonal medallion, outlined in ivory, with a small flower-cross device inside. In each corner, an ivory hooked motif, like a pole or a perched bird, is drawn with a precision unusual for a piece made freehand. Around it run several narrow guard borders in red, cream and dark brown, forming a frame wide for the rug's size.
How it was made
The pile is hand-spun wool, hand-knotted onto a cotton warp, at 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre — a tight count for a piece worked from memory on a portable loom, with no drawn plan to follow. That density is what keeps the corner motifs so sharp, rather than letting them blur into the field, as looser tribal work often does. At 6 mm, the pile sits low and firm, matte rather than lustrous, carrying the slightly grainy texture hand-spun wool always has.
At home
At 74 x 59 cm, this rug suits a small surface — a hallway console, a bedside floor, or a study chair. Against a pale floor the deep red-brown warms the room at once, and against dark wood it holds its own. Underfoot it is dense and firm, built for daily footsteps rather than display. In low light, the ivory medallion seems to lift off the dark ground.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 978265
- Size
- 74 × 59 cm (0.44 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 74 × 59 cm (0.44 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 0.44 m² that is roughly 90,000 to 110,000 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: 978265
