Baluch “Peacock & Night‑Sky” Tribal Runner
- Origin: Baluch settlements, East Persia
- Materials: Hand knotted wool pile on cotton foundation
- Age: Circa 1980s
- Size: 2' 3" x 6' 8" (68 x 202 cm)
- Thickness: 0.7 mm, low pile
- Condition: Professionally washed and cleaned, making it ideal for everyday use and enjoyment for many years to come.
This lively Baluch runner is practically chirping with life. Look at the ivory guard borders: every few inches a stylised bird—often read as a peacock with its tail fanned—faces its partner across the vine. A few of the larger red corner panels and the main field even carry fuller, twin‑peacock devices.
Inside it, five midnight‑indigo octagons (“guls”) float on a ground of inky navy, madder‑red, and almond‑beige, surrounded by angular vines and tiny rosettes that feel like stars in the night sky.
Where it sings: down a narrow entrance hall, along the side of a kitchen island, or at the foot of a single bed where the avian parade can be fully admired. The low 7 mm pile drapes easily yet has the sturdy handle Baluch pieces are known for, so it will handle everyday foot traffic with grace.
