Afghan Pashm Rug ersari rug Stock Number: BR2067

Stock Number: BR2067

Origin: Iran

Mamluk rugs originated from Egypt during the thirteenth century and continue to be in production to this day

Size: 122 x 61 cm | 4' x 2'

Size: 139 x 82 cm | 4'7" x 2'8"

Afghan Pashm Rug ersari rug Stock Number: BR2067Pashm 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