Original price was: $1,800.$1,200Current price is: $1,200.
There are a many quite distinct Belouch rug types.
From the 1950’s the Belouch of NE Persia competed with the Turkmen for sales in the Mashad Bazaar. To do this they made their rugs more densely knotted. They were stronger, thicker, better for the floors of fixed dwellings and they sold well.
Voila! A new rug type was invented and it has come to be known as The Mashad Belouch. With the limited palette and ancient designs of the original nomadic Belouch they became a hit world wide.
Nowadays this weaving is becoming extinct as the Belouch turn to profitable pastoral pursuits.
This rug is of the large “audience” format.
Material: Sheep wool, cotton warps • Selvage: Horse and goat hair • Dyes: Natural • Age: Late 20th Century • Condition: Perfect • Origin: North East Persia
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This Belouch Rug stands apart, even among the noble tradition of tribal weavings from the wild and arid Persian and Afghan borderlands. Its thickly woven compact form, and especially rich density, speak of a people who may move lightly but carry a big stick.
Originating from the Belouch (or Baluch) peoples—an enduring nomadic culture that spans the harsh, magnificent terrains of Western Afghanistan and Eastern Persia—this particular rug captures their essence with unusual vitality. Where many Belouch pieces tend to sombre, muted palettes, this one breathes with a quiet brightness. A rare find, it dances in low light: the reds and indigos retreat into shadow, and the pale geometric forms—white as starlight—emerge like spirits over the sand.
Its wool—drawn from hardy cold desert sheep—is knotted over cotton warps, a structure that gives this rug both weight and pliability. These were not rugs woven for showrooms or salons; they were meant to serve, to insulate the floors of goat-hair tents pitched under stars.
Such pieces often originated not in large village workshops but in the hands of individual weavers—mothers, sisters, grandmothers—whose nomadic lives moved with the seasons. Their materials were local, their motifs inherited, their choices deeply personal.
In this rug, the spirit of that movement lives on. It does not sit still; it shimmers. Let your eye wander its motifs and you feel it: the horizon line rolling behind a caravan, the smoke rising from a fire beyond the dune, the hush before dawn. It is not decor—it is myth in fibre.
This is why it lasts. Belouch rugs of this calibre wear beautifully. Their colours do not fade but deepen. The pile resists flattening, the knots hold firm, the pattern remains legible long after many others blur. It is a rug made to be lived with.
Can I get the same rug in a different size?
Each of our rugs is an individual, hand made work of art because of that it is not possible for us to have duplicates in different sizes.
How are your rugs made?
All of our rugs are 100% Handmade on a loom. We have created a close relationship with all of the craftspeople who make our rugs which allows us to get the highest quality rugs directly from the people who made them.
Are your rugs new/used?
We offer a variety of both new and used Persian rugs from many areas including Persia, Turkey, and Morocco see below for more info on locations.
NEW: We support over 30 families in Afghanistan who produce the highest quality Persian rugs.
OLD ANTIQUE VINTAGE: We source our used rugs from village and tribal families at source. As well as attend worldwide auctions. We have formed relationships with Persian rug collectors that allow us to get incredible pieces that are not normally on the market.
Can I try before i buy?
We have a “try before you buy” system for approved customers.
Where are your rugs from?
Afghanistan, Persia, Pakistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Morocco etc.
