Afghan Pashm Rug oriental carpet Stock Number: BR2131

Stock Number: BR2131

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

The deep crimson background was achieved through madder root

Only a few centuries back

and the natural variations in the hand-spun wool give the surface a subtle lustre and depth that shifts as the light moves across it

Afghan Pashm Rug oriental carpet Stock Number: BR2131Pashm 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