
Fine Quality Herat Baluch Rug – Origin: Baluchi, Herat, western Afghanistan – Age: Late 20th Century – Dimensions: 1,37 m x 3 m
Unique Baluch Rug from Herat, hand woven, in perfect condition and of very fine quality. Experts call that special quality ‘iddriskani’. The pile is high and in the same level all over the carpet.
Intriguing colors of red, chocolate brown and ivory shards will attract your eyes and heart from very first moment.
Baluchi carpets are made by people from the Baluch tribe inhabiting large area around borders of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. This particular carpet was woven in Herat, western Afghanistan.
The carpets are often small with lively patterns, and praying carpets are common. The dominating colours are red, brown and dark blue. The warp is made of wool or a mixture of wool and goat hair, newer carpets have a warp made of cotton.