Description
Triple medallion Baluchi prayer rug. Although it does not contain a Mihrab, this carpet would be used for decoration or prayer.
The style of the carpet is based on traditional Baluchi weaving as well as Turkish carpets.
Finely woven by Baluchi weavers in Pakistan. The weaver has deftly switched from wool to un-piled cotton then back to pile before finishing the warp threats. Artistic flair!
Natural wool woven onto cotton warp and weft. Very fine weave.
Very good overall condition. The left side cord (as oriented in the first photo) as been repaired with stitching. There is some moderate pile wear as well as mild wear on the cotton fringes. (Shown in photos)
Exact size is 4 ft. 3 in. by 2 ft. 9 in. 1950s. Out of a European estate.
Last photo with silver dollar shows the backside of the carpet.
Baluchi tribal weavers — also Balouch — reside in an arid desert region that adjoins Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. About half of Baluch people live in Baluchistan, a western province of Pakistan, and about 40% of the Baluch are settled in the Sindh Province.
They make up nearly 3.6% of the Pakistani population, about 2% of Iran’s population (1.5 million) and about 2% of Afghanistan’s population.
Most of their rugs are small to medium in size, hardly surprising for nomads often living out of tents, and feature dark colors. They mainly speak the Baluchi language, a branch of the Northwestern Iranian languages.
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