Afghan Pashm Rug herati design then hand-knots a raised pile

then hand-knots a raised pile on top of selected areas of the design

Stock Number: BR2118

The Qashqai's sheep graze the richest pasture routes in the region

Stock Number: BR1631

Size: 150 x 106 cm | 4'10" x 3'5"

Afghan Pashm Rug herati design then hand-knots a raised pilePashm 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