Afghan Pashm Rug ghazni wool Size: 178 x 101 cm

Size: 178 x 101 cm | 5'10" x 3'4"

Material: Wool on a cotton base

Stock Number: BR1629

Stock Number: BR1069

Mamluk rugs are very complex and are well known for their unique medallions

Afghan Pashm Rug ghazni wool Size: 178 x 101 cmPashm 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