Afghan Pashm Rug chobi wool ivory and black providing the

ivory and black providing the contrast

Stock Number: BR1921

including octagonal guls (medallion designs)

vegetable dyeing techniques producing subtle earthy tones

The craft was passed entirely through women

Afghan Pashm Rug chobi wool ivory and black providing thePashm 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