- A
shawl (from Persian: شال shāl) is a
simple item of clothing,
loosely worn over the shoulders,
upper body and arms, and
sometimes also over the head...
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India,
officially the
Republic of
India, is a
country in
South Asia. It is the seventh-largest
country by area; the most
populous country from June 2023...
- The
Kashmir shawl, the
predecessor of the
contemporary cashmere shawl, is a type of
shawl identified by its
distinctive Kashmiri weave and for
being made...
- A
Kullu shawl is a type of
shawl made in Kullu,
India,
featuring various geometrical patterns and
bright colors. Originally,
indigenous Kulivi people...
- ****ociated with the
Kashmir shawl, the word "cashmere"
deriving from an
anglicization of Kashmir, when the
Kashmir shawl reached Europe in the 19th century...
-
namely by the
British East
India Company, saw
examples of
Kashmir shawls brought back to Europe.
Around 1805, the
first shawls in
imitation of
Kashmir originals...
-
Kashmir shawl. In
Mughal times, this was used as an
indicator of rank and nobility. In 1526,
Babur (1483–1530)
founded the
Mughal Empire in
India, and established...
- caps were
being used for
political benefits. One of
India's most
famous exports was the
Kashmir shawl,
distinctive for its
Kashmiri weave, and traditionally...
-
shawl.
Despite strict controls on
trade of
shahtoosh products and
CITES listing,
there is
still demand for
these luxury items.
Within India,
shawls are...
- of the
chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii, also
called Tibetan antelope). Also,
shawls made from the wool of the
chiru are
called shahtoosh.
Shahtoosh is the finest...
