Afghan Mashwani Rug cream teal Stock Number: BR1059

Stock Number: BR1059

Size: 126 x 98 cm | 4'2" x 3'2"

Stock Number: BR1049

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

The Caucasus has one of the oldest and most distinctive rug weaving traditions in the world

Afghan Mashwani Rug cream teal Stock Number: BR1059The Mashwani are a semi nomadic Pashtun tribe from the Herat region of western Afghanistan, and they are the only Pashtun tribe known for weaving pile rugs. What makes their rugs structurally unique is the construction, a combination of flatweave kilim and hand knotted pile worked together in the same piece, producing a surface that is embossed and dimensional, with design elements that sit raised against the flatwoven field. These rugs were