Afghan Pashm Rug reversible-rug Stock Number: BR2426

Stock Number: BR2426

Mamluk rugs originated from Egypt during the thirteenth century and continue to be in production

Stock Number: BR2349

worked with a directness that reflects where it came from

Size: 140 x 71 cm | 4'7" x 2'4"

Afghan Pashm Rug reversible-rug Stock Number: BR2426Pashm 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