Afghan Pashm Rug corner medallion Size: 253 x 170 cm

Size: 253 x 170 cm | 8'4" x 5'7"

Size: 440 x 118 cm | 14'5" x 3'10"

carried on their backs between worlds

Origin: Afghanistan

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

Afghan Pashm Rug corner medallion Size: 253 x 170 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