Afghan Pashm Rug oriental rug The reputation built then has

The reputation built then has never left

Size: 507 x 125 cm | 16'8" x 4'1"

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

Tabriz weavers were commissioned to produce rugs for royal palaces and important holy sites

Afghan Pashm Rug oriental rug The reputation built then hasPashm 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