Afghan Pashm Rug textural rug Shepherd's rug are simply woven

Shepherd's rug are simply woven by the Nomadic people of Afghanistan

Stock Number: B52

It is something machine-made rugs can never offer

Mashad has been one of the most important rug weaving centres in all of Persia

Size: 276 x 140 cm

Afghan Pashm Rug textural rug Shepherd's rug are simply wovenPashm 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