Baluchi rugs

Baluchi rugs are made by Baluch nomads living in southeast Iran. These traditional nomadic people nowadays mainly live in southeast Iran, south-Afghanistan and west-Pakistan. The carpets in our shop originate in the Iranian city of Mashad. Mashad is an ancient city which is also Iran’s largest city after the capital Teheran. Baluchi rugs are characterised by their red, brown and darker shades of blue colour patterns. The rugs are mainly made up of wool but in some cases cotton, goat- or camelhairs and/or silk are also used. Baluchi rugs are oftentimes smaller than their other Persian counterparts. The nomadic lifestyle of Baluchi people did not allow them to weave bigger carpets. Baluchi rug patterns are often made up of geometrical patterns like hexagons, squares and triangles. Making an Baluchi rug with 4 or 5 artists working 6 hours a day can take up until ten months depending on the size of the rug.