Afghan Pashm Rug chobi wool Size: 302 x 93 cm

Size: 302 x 93 cm | 9'11" x 3'

Each weaving family treated their patterns as heirlooms

Stock Number: BR470

Size: 490 x 82 cm | 16' x 2'8"

The Kazakh weaving tradition has its roots in the Caucasus mountains

Afghan Pashm Rug chobi wool Size: 302 x 93 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