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Antique Afghan Taimani Sistan Baluch, 'Seh Mihrab' Prayer Rug, Great Wool, Circa 1900.
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Antique Afghan Taimani Sistan Baluch, 'Seh Mihrab' Prayer Rug, Great Wool, Circa 1900.

1900 - 1920
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Size: 4ft 7in x 2ft 9in (140 x 85cm).

Antique Afghan Sistan Baluch 'Seh (Three) Mihrab' prayer rug.

Circa 1900.

This is a good example of a seh-mihrab (three mihrab) prayer rug by the Taimani Baluch, the rug is well drawn and has wonderful soft colour palette. The Taimani Baluch were semi nomadic in the Sistan Provence of Western Afghanistan, this design of prayer rug is unique to them.

The rug is in excellent condition with slight even wear, and good pile. The rug has very soft wool with long glossy pile; the olive browns are corroded giving a sculpted effect. A very good example of this type of prayer rug.

The rug is suitable for light domestic use.

Stock Number: D-5044.

Physical Dimensions
Height
140cm (55.12")
Width
85cm (33.46")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Declaration

Cotswold Oriental Rugs has dated this Antique Baluch Prayer Rug to the 1900s.

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SA1067238
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D-5044
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Description
Size: 4ft 7in x 2ft 9in (140 x 85cm).

Antique Afghan Sistan Baluch 'Seh (Three) Mihrab' prayer rug.

Circa 1900.

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This is a good example of a seh-mihrab (three mihrab) prayer rug by the Taimani Baluch, the rug is well drawn and has wonderful soft colour palette.
Cotswold Oriental Rugs

The Taimani Baluch were semi nomadic in the Sistan Provence of Western Afghanistan, this design of prayer rug is unique to them.

fig 1. An antique hand-knotted wool prayer rug featuring a three-niche architectural design in terracotta, dark brown, and indigo blue tones with fringed edges.
fig 1. Antique Afghan Taimani Sistan Baluch, 'Seh Mihrab' Prayer Rug, Great Wool, Circa 1900.

The rug is in excellent condition with slight even wear, and good pile. The rug has very soft wool with long glossy pile; the olive browns are corroded giving a sculpted effect. A very good example of this type of prayer rug.

The rug is suitable for light domestic use.

Stock Number: D-5044.

Height
140cm (55.12")
Width
85cm (33.46")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Cotswold Oriental Rugs has dated this Antique Baluch Prayer Rug to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1067238
Dealers Internal Ref
D-5044
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Archive I An antique hand-knotted wool prayer rug featuring a three-niche architectural design in terracotta, dark brown, and indigo blue tones with fringed edges.

Antique Afghan Taimani Sistan Baluch, 'Seh Mihrab' Prayer Rug, Great Wool, Circa 1900.

Archive II An antique hand-knotted wool prayer rug featuring a three-niche architectural design in terracotta, dark brown, and indigo blue tones with fringed edges. View II
Archive III An antique hand-knotted wool prayer rug featuring a three-niche architectural design in terracotta, dark brown, and indigo blue tones with fringed edges. View III
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An antique hand-knotted wool prayer rug featuring a three-niche architectural design in terracotta, dark brown, and indigo blue tones with fringed edges.
ANTIQUE AFGHAN TAIMANI SISTAN BALUCH, 'SEH MIHRAB' PRAYER RUG, GREAT WOOL, CIRCA 1900.
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An antique hand-knotted wool prayer rug featuring a three-niche architectural design in terracotta, dark brown, and indigo blue tones with fringed edges.
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Maintain antique wool rugs by vacuuming regularly with suction only, avoiding rotating beater bars that can snag the fibres. Promptly spot clean spills with a damp cloth and mild solution, and employ professional hand-washing services for deeper conservation.

A tribal prayer rug can be styled as a focal accent on dark hardwood or polished concrete floors to introduce texture and historic pattern. Designers also position these smaller-scale rugs in entryways, study spaces, or hung on walls as decorative textile art.

Authentic antique Baluch rugs typically display a soft, lustrous wool pile, a dark palette dominated by terracotta, deep red, brown, and indigo, and complex geometric border structures. Architectural Mihrab or Seh Mihrab (three-niche) designs are key structural identifiers of prayer mats from this region.

Traditional Baluch rugs are crafted almost entirely from locally sourced, hand-spun sheeps wool for the pile, warp, and weft. Goat hair or camel hair is occasionally used for the selvedges, with natural vegetal and mineral dyes providing the dark, saturated tones.

Baluch prayer rugs were historically woven by nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes inhabiting the borderlands of southeastern Iran, southern Afghanistan, and western Pakistan. These textiles reflect the cultural traditions of tribal weaving, featuring geometric architecture and symbolic motifs associated with prayer.
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