Afghan Pashm Rug purple Style: Turkmen rugs are produced

Style: Turkmen rugs are produced by the Turkmen tribes who are the main ethnic group in Turkmenistan and are also found in Afghanistan

Size: 294 x 199 cm | 9'8" x 6'7"

Size: 168 x 115 cm | 5'6" x 3'9"

These rugs are made to last generations

Slight distortions in the shape and shifts in tone across the field are part of how the rug was made

Afghan Pashm Rug purple Style: Turkmen rugs are producedPashm 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