Afghan Pashm Rug handmade rug Stock Number: BR468

Stock Number: BR468

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

Stock Number: BR413

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

a region that has been weaving rugs for over 2

Afghan Pashm Rug handmade rug Stock Number: BR468Pashm 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