Belutsch
166 × 87 cm
359 €
Belutsch
473 €
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184 × 90(1.66 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 184 x 90 cm (6'0" x 2'11"). The type is known for deep reds and indigo blues, carried in bold, angular geometry handed down rather than drawn, often laid out as a prayer niche. Here the field runs almost to black, and the only real light in the whole rug is a single narrow stripe.
What you see
The field is a deep wine red, so dark it reads almost black from across a room. Across it runs a dense lattice of diamonds, each holding a small stylised rosette, repeated edge to edge with no medallion to anchor it. Around this field gathers a border of several dark brown-black bands, zigzag and diamond shapes layered together, taking up perhaps a fifth of the width. Set within those dark bands is a narrow ivory stripe, its edge cut into a fine zigzag, the one place in the whole rug where the colour turns bright.
How it was made
A weaving like this was knotted from memory on a portable loom, without a drawn plan, so the diamonds shift very slightly from one to the next rather than repeating with mechanical exactness. The wool is hand-spun, and hand-spun yarn takes dye unevenly, which is part of why the field carries such depth rather than sitting as one flat red. At a density of 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre, the lattice and its small rosettes stay crisp enough to read clearly even at this dark saturation, and the pile is clipped low and tight, leaving a flat, matte surface with no shine to soften the colour.
At home
A rug this size and shape, narrow and long, belongs in a hallway or beside a bed rather than under furniture, and it earns its place there. In a hallway with little daylight the near-black red holds its own instead of disappearing into shadow, and the ivory zigzag catches whatever light does reach it, a small bright line running through the dark. Underfoot it is dense and firm, tightly clipped wool that takes daily footsteps without complaint, made to be walked on rather than set aside for best. As the light shifts through the day, that one pale stripe is what keeps catching the eye, a quiet point of brightness in an otherwise dark, deeply grounded rug.
More on Baluch rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 982687
- Size
- 184 × 90 cm (1.66 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 184 × 90 cm (1.66 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 1.66 m² that is roughly 210,000 to 260,000 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: 982687
