Afghan Pashm Rug dense field Stock Number: BR2074

Stock Number: BR2074

Hossainabad rugs were made by individual weavers working from their own homes

each with their own patterns

Mamluk rugs originated from Egypt during the thirteenth century and continue to be in production

40x40 Quality

Afghan Pashm Rug dense field Stock Number: BR2074Pashm 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