- 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...
- Wilson. "On the Cashmere-Angora
Shawl Goat", in
American Journal of
Science and Art, vol 25 (January 1834) "Cashmere
Shawls, Part II", Sa****ay Magazine...
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domesticated Changthangi goats. In
common parlance today,
pashmina may
refer either to the
material or to the
variant of the
Kashmir shawl that is made from...
- The
Orenburg shawl is a
Russian knitted lace
textile using goat down and
stands as one of the
classic symbols of
Russian handicraft,
along with Tula samovars...
- 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...
- availability: the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
prevented the
export of fine
goat-hair
shawls from Kashmir. In 1812,
weavers in
Paisley were
responsible for innovations...
- of the neck.
There are
three basic forms of lapel: notched, peaked, and
shawl. The
notched lapel, the most common, is
usually seen on
business suits,...
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rarity of
pashmina goat,
which is a
special breed of
goat indigenous to high
altitudes of the
Himalayas in Ladakh.
Pashmina shawls are hand spun and woven...
-
Government one horse,
twelve shawl goats of
approved breed (six male and six female) and
three pairs of
Cashmere shawls. This
Treaty of ten
articles has...
- Kashmir's
famous pashmina shawls.
Shawls made from
Pashmina wool are
considered very fine, and are
exported worldwide. The
Changthangi goats have
revitalised the...
