Afghan Pashm Rug floral decor hand-knotted on a cotton foundation

hand-knotted on a cotton foundation using the Turkish symmetrical knot

Heriz rugs are from northwestern Iran and are more suitable for large rooms such as dining or living rooms due to the high quality

Stock Number: BR1639

The motifs carry the visual language of tribal weaving

The Kazakh weaving tradition has its roots in the Caucasus mountains

Afghan Pashm Rug floral decor hand-knotted on a cotton foundationPashm 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