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Kashmir shawls from India were status symbols in Europe during the 1800s, and few are as rare as this woven example. Over 200 human figures take part in drinking, smoking, dancing, and falconry in the Indian princely scenes that enliven the shawl’s borders and four dark stripes. The stripes alternate with large elongated <em>boteh</em>, or paisley, motifs that intertwine with blossoming stems in a European style adapted by Kashmiri textile artists. This extraordinary woven shawl was probably made to dazzle the jury at one of the European expositions of industrial products, as almost all other figural shawls were embroidered. It was woven in many pieces and then skillfully joined with colorful harlequin end borders.
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164834
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Long shawl with woven figures and animals
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164834
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Long shawl with woven figures and animals
description
Kashmir shawls from India were status symbols in Europe during the 1800s, and few are as rare as this woven example. Over 200 human figures take part in drinking, smoking, dancing, and falconry in the Indian princely scenes that enliven the shawl’s borders and four dark stripes. The stripes alternate with large elongated <em>boteh</em>, or paisley, motifs that intertwine with blossoming stems in a European style adapted by Kashmiri textile artists. This extraordinary woven shawl was probably made to dazzle the jury at one of the European expositions of industrial products, as almost all other figural shawls were embroidered. It was woven in many pieces and then skillfully joined with colorful harlequin end borders.
date
c. 1885
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79992931
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Textile
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Overall: 354.3 x 141.6 cm (139 1/2 x 55 3/4 in.)
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India, Kashmir
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2006.2
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2/2 twill tapestry weave, double interlocked and pieced: wool (possibly pashmina)
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Long shawl with woven figures and animals, c. 1885. India, Kashmir. 2/2 twill tapestry weave, double interlocked and pieced: wool (possibly pashmina); overall: 354.3 x 141.6 cm (139 1/2 x 55 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Arlene C. Cooper, 2006.200
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T - Islamic
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Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
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Mentioned and reproduced: P. 366-367
citation
Mackie, Louise W. “Floral Delight: A new exhibition from the permanent collection showcases textiles from Islamic lands.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>54, no. 4 (July/August 2014): 11.
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Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 11
citation
Mackie, Louise W. <em>Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century</em>. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
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Mentioned and reproduced: P. 441-443, fig. 10.32
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Gift of Arlene C. Cooper
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2026-05-29 08:33:14.128000
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164834
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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2/2 twill tapestry weave, double interlocked and pieced: wool (possibly pashmina)
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