Afghan Pashm Runner – Hunting Scene silk runner takes years of skill to

takes years of skill to master

Stock Number: BR829

Size: 314 x 237 cm | 10'3" x 7'7" ft

Stock Number: BR2067

protective symbols and repeating patterns passed down through generations of weavers working entirely from memory

Afghan Pashm Runner – Hunting Scene silk runner takes years of skill toPashm 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