Old Belutsch | 317 x 72 cm | Nr. Z-4179

240,00 €

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Old Belutsch

This rug in dark brown and rust red exists in this form only once: it brings together traditional craftsmanship and timeless elegance. A knot density of around 180,000 knots per m² makes the painstaking work visible – right down to the finely drawn details. At 317 × 72 cm it is well placed as a hallway runner. It comes into its own just as well in the kitchen in front of the worktop. Colouring and texture give the room a homely atmosphere – with a character no other rug shares.

Delivery time	2 days
Origin	Afghanistan
Dimensions	317 cm x 72 cm (= 2.28 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool (hand-spun, natural dyes) Weft & Warp: wool
knots	180.000
Year of manufacture	1940
Condition	pre-owned and cleaned
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Belutsch is a rug provenance in the region between Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. Belutsch rugs (also Belutsch, Beloutch, Beluch, Baluch, Belutch, Balouch, Baloutche or Balúchi) are made by semi-nomads and nomads. Originally, Belutsch rugs were knotted exclusively by the Baluch nomads. Today, however, a number of other tribes knot Belutsch rugs as well. The patterns tend to be geometric and the palette is kept in shades of red and brown. Mostly small rugs and mats are produced, as these are also used by the nomads themselves and are easier to transport.

This old Belutsch is around 86 years old and a real collector's piece.

Material

The technique used to make the materials for the pile of this Old Belutsch is more than 200 years old. The wool was dyed with natural dyes and spun by hand. Dyeing with natural or plant dyes is more complicated, more expensive and more time-consuming than dyeing with chemical colours. For a luminous red, for example, you need around one kilo of ground madder root as dye for every kilo of wool. For a strong yellow that isn't too pale, you even need two kilograms of weld per kilo of wool. Spinning the wool is just as time-consuming and labour-intensive. And fewer and fewer people still master the art of spinning wool by hand.

But the effort is worth it: dyeing with natural colours allows the high-quality wool to keep its natural oil content. Wool that has been dyed with natural colours and spun by hand creates fascinating, shimmering patterns. The charm of hand-spun wool, with its slight irregularities and natural shades, comes into its own as a contrast in modern interiors, but equally in rooms furnished in a more traditional or country style.

The foundation (weft and warp threads) of this Old Belutsch is made of new wool.

Condition

This Old Baluch has had admirers before you. It was knotted around 1940. It has been thoroughly cleaned and is in good but unrestored condition. The fringes could do with a repair. The pile is heavily worn. We have not restored this Old Baluch because we feel it has a special presence just as it is. If you would like us to, we will of course be happy to restore the rug for you. Either way, this Old Baluch will give you pleasure for decades to come.

A note on the photos

The colours of this rug change depending on which side you look at it from. It all depends on whether the light falls with the nap of the pile or against it. That is why we have photographed the rug from several angles.

Child labour? No thanks.

Child labour? No thanks. Children belong in school, not at a knotting frame or a loom. For us it therefore goes without saying that we only offer rugs made under fair conditions and without child labour.

We attach particular importance to humane working conditions and tolerate no child labour at any of our producers. Thank you for helping us to ensure fair conditions.

That is why we support the initiative Care & Fair against child labour in the rug trade.