Afghan Pashm Rug handwoven wool The Nomadic people of Afghanistan

The Nomadic people of Afghanistan weave Shepherd's rugs

and the natural variations in the hand-spun wool give the surface a subtle lustre and depth that shifts as the light moves across it

Stock Number: BR1318

Size: 200 x 137 cm | 6'7" x 4'6"

Stock Number: BR1334

Afghan Pashm Rug handwoven wool The Nomadic people of AfghanistanPashm 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