624 Rare Antique Swat Valley Wedding Shawl Textile Art Double Sided Embroidery idea_cushion í«í_ Complex weaving process

í«í_ Complex weaving process

See a lot recently offered on Christie's here

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Fantastic Vintage Rabari Embroidered Dowry Bag

Likely from Brani

624 Rare Antique Swat Valley Wedding Shawl Textile Art Double Sided Embroidery idea_cushion í«í_ Complex weaving processRare ethnographic example of 'Double Sided Embroidery' from the Swat Valley Swat shawls are rare but in all my years of collecting, I have only seen two such examples. Superb example using age softened silk floss in deep red colors. Superb hand spun yarn basecloth Great ethnographic example of bride's nuptial shawl from the vanishing culture of the region The white field has signs of hearty usage. Estimated to be from the early mid 1900s EXTREMELY