Afghan Pashm Rug wool leading a nomadic and semi-nomadic

leading a nomadic and semi-nomadic lifestyle across the mountainous borderlands of Turkey

Size: 301 x 243 cm | 9'10" x 7'11"

Stock Number: BR2137

Size: 163 x 93 cm | 5'5" x 3'1"

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

Afghan Pashm Rug wool leading a nomadic and semi-nomadicPashm 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