Afghan Pashm Rug handwoven-runner Origin: Uzbekistan

Origin: Uzbekistan

Size: 180 x 74 cm | 5'11" x 2'5"

Stock Number: BR2095

creating depth and dimension that a standard rug or kilim simply cannot produce

and their own interpretation of the craft

Afghan Pashm Rug handwoven-runner Origin: UzbekistanPashm 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