Afghan Pashm Rug handmade rug a region that has been

a region that has been weaving rugs for over 2

The wool comes from hardy sheep grazing at high altitude in the surrounding mountains

the mountainous region stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea

The result is a rug that is as precise as it is striking

Stock Number: BR413

Afghan Pashm Rug handmade rug a region that has beenPashm 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