Afghan Pashm Rug handmade-kilim The Nomadic people of Afghanistan

The Nomadic people of Afghanistan weave Shepherd's rugs

Size: 197 x 152 cm | 6'6" x 5'

Stock Number: BR1471

stylised animals and tribal symbols

woven with a precision so fine that the back of a Kashan rug is nearly as beautiful as the front

Afghan Pashm Rug handmade-kilim The Nomadic people of AfghanistanPashm 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