This is a hand-knotted Antique Balouch (Belouch) runner rug, traditionally woven by nomadic Balochi tribespeople.
Key Characteristics
- Origin: Woven in the historical Baluchistan border regions spanning eastern Iran and western Afghanistan.
- Design: Features a linear vertical repeat of four prominent, geometric hexagonal diamond medallions. These are surrounded by stylized geometric tribal motifs, anchors, and a complex multi-layered geometric border.
- Palette: Composed of classic tribal deep madder red field tones, heavily contrasted with dark indigo navy, charcoal black, and muted walnut brown accents.
- Weave Construction: The flipped corner reveals a highly distinct, tightly knotted back with a characteristic grey/brown wool fringe. This confirms its authentic, hand-knotted, natural sheep wool pile origin rather than a machine-made copy.
