A wonderful antique Baluch Balisht woven with super soft wool. The dyes are all natural with a great colour palette of saturated indigo blue and a lovely copper colour. The weaver chose to add kilim decorations where the pile ends. The back of this pillow is woven with the kilim technique. A pillow that invites you to lie down and spend the weekend at home!
Material: 100% hand-spun sheep wool
Size: 100×70 cms
Origin: Baluch tribe, Afghanistan
Date of weaving: 1920s
The pushti or balisht is a small narrow knotted and piled fronted bag used as a cushion or pillow. It is filled with down or cotton and then open and closed. It is then used as a back pillow or cushion.
The Baloch or Baluch are an Iranian people who live mainly in the Balochistan region, located at the southeasternmost edge of the Iranian plateau, encompassing the countries of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. There are also Baloch diaspora communities in neighbouring regions, including in India, Turkmenistan and the Arabian Peninsula.
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| Weight | 3.1 kg |
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