Very Fine Old Belouch - D1563

Very Fine Old Belouch - D1563Size 135 x 90 cm, 4'5 x 3'0 Our Belouchi rugs are a mix of Persian and Afghan tribal production. Their goods are traditionally sold in Herat in Afghanistan or Quetta and Peshawar in Pakistan. They tend to be all over geometric designs using typical dark reds and blues for colouration though beige is also found. Orange, gold, white and green are also used as secondary colours. Sizes tend to be standardized from 4 x 2 up to 6 x 4, with some larger

The term soumak is used to refer to a specific type of hand knotting

This rug contains approximately 666400 knots

This rug contains approximately 138000 knots

Size 298 x 80 cm

Size 238 x 171 cm

latch-hooked zig-zags and other geometric shapes

This rug contains approximately612775 knots

7'10 x 2'9

Anyone familiar with original Persian soumak weaving knows that the bac of the rug has the thousands of loose ends hanging out of the back of the rug when turned over

and would have taken 47 days to weave and finish

Size 174 x 61 cm

Size 136 x 86 cm