Shawl

This long Kashmiri shawl has a design repertoire of long, narrow and colourful intersecting butas, paisley motifs and flowering plants. The later converge into the black center from all four directions. Although seemingly chaotic, on close inspection, one realises that the craftsman has achieved a spectacular sense of balanced arrangement, playing with an astonishing number of motifs and colours while weaving. The intricate patterns signify that the shawl must have been laboriously twill-woven on the loom for years, creating this truly spectacular piece.