Afghan Pashm Rug turkish-textile and because the wool retains

and because the wool retains its natural lanolin

Stock Number: BR2382

Stock Number: BR2688

Size: 128 x 81 cm | 4'3" x 2'8"

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

Afghan Pashm Rug turkish-textile and because the wool retainsPashm 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