Afghan Pashm Rug handmade rug the mountainous region stretching between

the mountainous region stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea

The wool comes from hardy sheep grazing at high altitude in the surrounding mountains

Stock Number: BR468

the colours have already softened and the pile has developed the kind of depth and lustre that only age and quality wool together produce

Size: 230 x 175 cm | 7'5" x 5'7" ft

Afghan Pashm Rug handmade rug the mountainous region stretching betweenPashm 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