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.
In Islam, a prayer rug is placed between the ground and the worshipper for cleanliness during the various positions of Islamic prayer. These involve prostration and sitting on the ground. A Muslim must perform wudu (ablution) before prayer, and must pray in a clean place.
For Muslims, when praying, a niche, representing the mihrab of a mosque, at the top of the mat must be pointed to the Islamic center for prayer, Mecca. All Muslims are required to know the qibla or direction towards Mecca from their home or where they are while traveling.
This rug has the central prayer field compartmentalized into a multitude of spaces that combine buildings, minarets, and geometric motifs. It has large areas woven with undyed ivory-colored natural wool, and is woven with very soft and shiny wool. Two of the edges have been finished off with kilims and a row of decorative fringes has been left on one of them.
Material: 100% hand-spun sheep wool
Size: 153×96 cms
Origin: Kohistan Baluch tribe from Afghanistan
Date of weaving: 1950s
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| Weight | 4 kg |
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