Afghan Pashm Rug corner medallion hooked polygons

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carried across borders and kept alive by weavers who never set the craft down

Stock Number: BR2890

The proportions reflect the architecture of traditional Persian homes

The deep crimson background was achieved through madder root

Afghan Pashm Rug corner medallion hooked polygonsPashm 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