Afghan Mashwani Rug – Overdyed olive Size: 155 x 101 cm

Size: 155 x 101 cm | 5'1" x 3'4"

What distinguishes Mashad technically is the knotting

Caucasian rugs are woven by tribal and village weavers working from memory and personal interpretation

Stock Number: BR1380

the colours have already softened and the surface has developed the kind of patina that only decades produce

Afghan Mashwani Rug – Overdyed olive Size: 155 x 101 cmThe Mashwani are a semi nomadic Pashtun tribe from the Herat region of western Afghanistan, and they are the only Pashtun tribe known for weaving pile rugs. What makes their rugs structurally unique is the construction, a combination of flatweave kilim and hand knotted pile worked together in the same piece, producing a surface that is embossed and dimensional, with design elements that sit raised against the flatwoven field. These rugs were