Afghan Pashm Runner – Hunting Scene silk runner The colours have already settled

The colours have already settled and the pile has worn in

Size: 314 x 237 cm | 10'3" x 7'7" ft

protective symbols and repeating patterns passed down through generations of weavers working entirely from memory

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

Afghan Pashm Runner – Hunting Scene silk runner The colours have already settledPashm 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