Kashmir shawl with stylized buta

Details

• Title

  Kashmir shawl with stylized buta

• Associated place

  Asia › Kashmir (place of creation)

• Date

  1860 - 1870

• Material and technique

  wool, dyed red, and embroidered with coloured wool

• Material index

  organic › animal › hair › wool

• Technique index

  woven;

  dyed;

  needleworked › embroidered

• Object type

  clothing › garment › shawl;

  textile

• Dimensions

  366 x 152 cm (length x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Mrs John W. Western and the late Mr Western, 1965.

• Museum location

  Lower ground floor | Gallery 5 | Textiles

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1965.227

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