- and
products of
ancient India p****ed to the world.
Perhaps the most
widely known woven textiles are the
famed Kashmir shawls. The Kanikar, for instance...
- 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...
- 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...
-
India,
officially the
Republic of
India, is a
country in
South Asia. It is the seventh-largest
country in the
world by area and the most
populous country...
-
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...
-
shawl.
Despite strict controls on
trade of
shahtoosh products and
CITES listing,
there is
still demand for
these luxury items.
Within India,
shawls are...
- ****ociated with the
Kashmir shawl, the word "cashmere"
deriving from an
anglicization of Kashmir, when the
Kashmir shawl reached Europe in the 19th century...
-
ethnic groups from
Nagaland and its
neighbouring areas in
Northeast India. Naga
shawls embody specific traditional connotations that
symbolize status, identity...
- A
Tangaliya Shawl is a handwoven, GI
protected shawl and
textile made by the
Dangasia community in Gujarat,
India. The 700-year-old
indigenous craft is...
- A
Kachchh shawl is a
traditional shawl woven in the
Kutch region of the Gujarat,
India.
These are
largely woven with
Kachchhi motifs in
Bhujodi village...
