Afghan Pashm Rug persian-wool which is characteristic of tribal

which is characteristic of tribal work and exactly why these rugs last

Stock Number: BR868

the pile has a gentle sheen and a velvety feel underfoot

Size: 207 x 139 cm | 6'9" x 4'7"

each piece shaped by the hands and sensibility of a single person rather than a workshop floor

Afghan Pashm Rug persian-wool which is characteristic of tribalPashm is the Farsi word for wool, and it is exactly what this rug is, nothing but wool, from the pile to the foundation. These rugs come from Shindand, a town in the Herat Province of Afghanistan, woven by tribal weavers who have been making them the same way for generations. What sets a Pashm apart the moment you see it is the pile. It is long, shaggy and dense in a way that most hand knotted rugs are not. It moves. It catches light differently from