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A great
number of mediocre rugs are made by the Baluchi tribes which
have been settled in the region of Khorasan since the 18
century around Mashhad, Torbat-e-Heydariyeh, Torbat-e-jam,
Sarakhs and in the Province of Sistan-Baluchestan around
Zahedan and lran-Shahr. A number of Baluchi Tribes in
Afghnistan also weave rugs.
All the
Baluchi rugs are geometrical and stylised in design and they
are influenced by Turkoman and Caucasian designs. One of the
designs, which the Baluchi weavers like to produce is in the
shape of a tree that is generally known as "The Tree of
Life".
The designs
of Harati, Botteh and Mina-Khani are woven in stylised
patterns too.
Baluchi
rugs are very light in weight with Senneh knots. They are
often made of local wool.
In the old
times, the Baluchi tribesmen also used camel wool. The weft
and warp of these rugs were taken from the wool of goats and
sheep, but now cotton is normally used for this purpose.
Preferred
colours are red, brown, black and beige and the dyes used
are mostly natural.
The
dimension of Baluchi rugs is rarely more than 6 sq. m. and
the most sought after and requested sizes are between "Poshti, Zar-o-nim and Kalleghi".
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