Afghan Pashm Rug hand-knotted the colours have already mellowed

the colours have already mellowed and the pile has settled

pile and foundation both

Ardabil rugs come from the ancient city of Ardabil in northwestern Iran

Stock Number: BR765

their weaving tradition inscribed on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Afghan Pashm Rug hand-knotted the colours have already mellowedPashm 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