Afghan Pashm Rug handwoven rug Size: 196 x 122 cm

Size: 196 x 122 cm | 6'5" x 4'

a city in northwestern Iran that has been weaving since at least the 12th century

hooked polygons

Please note that this rug has been stretched on the bottom left corner

design and colours were and sometime still are conditions amazing little quirks that make the rug unique to it's own

Afghan Pashm Rug handwoven rug Size: 196 x 122 cmPashm 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