Afghan Pashm Runner – Hunting Scene natural wool Stock Number: BR1709

Stock Number: BR1709

lotus blossoms and palmettes worked with a level of detail that takes years to master

It the name that's been used for centuries

the colours have already deepened and the pile has settled into the kind of richness that only decades and authentic dyes together produce

and with a slight lustre that holds over time

Afghan Pashm Runner – Hunting Scene natural wool Stock Number: BR1709Pashm 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