Afghan Pashm Rug oriental carpet Malayer rugs were almost exclusively

Malayer rugs were almost exclusively made by individual weavers working from home looms

Stock Number: BR1635

The Caucasus has one of the oldest and most distinctive rug weaving traditions in the world

Stock Number: BR2131

Size: 290 x 87 cm | 9'7" x 2'10

Afghan Pashm Rug oriental carpet Malayer rugs were almost exclusivelyPashm 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