The Clay Stewart Baluchi Textiles Collection: “Of all the rugs I’ve seen in thirty years in the international oriental rug business, a fine Baluchi weaving achieves a level of mastery in the knowledge of wool, second only to the Kurds and the Mongolians. It is especially impressive when you take into account their culture and their geographic isolation. My decision to study the textiles, the history and the culture of the Baluchis is my way of paying homage to an impressive artistic ability and to a culture that is no longer.”

Baluchi Bags:
No one knows how many types of bags were used for storing and transporting various items in the nomadic culture of the Baluchis. However, there were bags for carrying and storing: money, salt, knives, guns, the Koran, earth medicine; hats; shoes; spice, grain, water, provisions, hearth rugs, floor covers, wall covers, pole covers, baby bedding; pots and pans; personal items; grooming items; jewelry; clothing; insulation blankets; eating blankets; prayer rugs; wedding rugs; funeral rugs; horse blankets; camel coverings; animal trappings; and ceremonial trappings. In addition there were saddle bags and tent bags of all sizes.

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