Afghan Pashm Rug ghazni wool For centuries they lived as

For centuries they lived as nomadic pastoralists across the steppes of Central Asia

Size: 182 x 62 cm | 6' x 2'

The signature Bakhtiari design is the Khesti

Size: 192 x 95 cm | 6'4" x 3'1"

Stock Number: 1A

Afghan Pashm Rug ghazni wool For centuries they lived asPashm 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