Baluch Carpets

They are all wool long dark and narrow rugs made by the Baluchi tribe of eastern Iran and Afgan. They are woven with rich burgundy and blue colors. They often have a tree of life or prayer rug design having merabs or an overall design.

The most prominent Baluch pattern is stylized camel's foot or pear shape medallion, surrounded on all sides by geometric borders. They are smaller in size and more suited as rugs and throws. Dark red or blue colors are used with dashes of white and yellow. Blue is used in combination with ivory.

Women weave the carpet on a horizontal loom. They are all wool carpets with even the wrap and weft of wool though some Iranian Baluchi carpets may have cotton foundation. Some may even have the hallmark of the weaver. They are supposedly more affordable than the other carpets .