Afghan Pashm Rug vintage decor What unites them is a

What unites them is a directness of design and a structural solidity that is distinctly Turkish

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The wool is machine-spun local Afghan wool on a cotton foundation

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deep reds and rich blues anchored by warm earthy browns and yellows that set them apart from other Turkmen tribes

Afghan Pashm Rug vintage decor What unites them is aPashm 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