Afghan Mashwani Rug tribal decor the colours have already settled

the colours have already settled into themselves and the pile has developed a character that only time and use together produce

with design elements that sit raised against the flatwoven field

woven by nomadic and semi-nomadic weavers who have maintained their craft across generations

Stock Number: BR841

The designs were family knowledge

Afghan Mashwani Rug tribal decor the colours have already settledThe 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