Bakshaish

An Afghan Bakshaish pictorial mountain and tree rug, knotted by hand with hand-spun, vegetable-dyed wool.

Woven by master weavers in northern Afghanistan, Bakshaish rugs originated in the village of Bakshaish near Heriz in northwestern Persia, where village weavers developed their distinctive geometric style. The rare Mountain and Tree type depicts an abundant, idyllic mountain landscape filled with trees and grazing animals, evoking the seasonal rhythms of pastoral life and the renewal of the life-giving mountain pastures.