Fine Old Belouchi Soumak - D1477

Fine Old Belouchi Soumak - D1477Size 180 x 127 cm, 5'11 x 4'2 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 Afghan and Turkoman influence can be seen by the use of the polygonal motifs (known as guls or elephant's foot) as the various tribes intermingle

Size 204 x 126cm

and would have taken 36 days to weave and finish

This rug contains approximately 347000 knots

Hand-made in Kazakhstan from hand-spun wool and natural dyesThis rug contains approximately 376992 knots

and would have taken 62 days to weave and finish

This rug contains approximately 306000 knots

This rug contains approximately 202208 knots

Size 184 x 110 cm

Many of the people of Turkoman origin fled to Pakistan when the Russians invaded Afghanistan and most of the rugs are woven close to Peshawar on the Afghan-Pakistan border

Size 127 x 84 cm

This rug contains approximately 657312 knots