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Men's Pure Pashmina Hand-Painted Kalamkari Shawl with Embroidery
Hand-Painted Kalamkari Boteh Motifs · Hand Embroidered Floral Border · Men's Shawl
A generous men's shawl in pure pashmina, in a warm ivory ground. Four boteh (paisley) motifs are hand-painted in the Kalamkari technique across the field in soft teal, maroon, purple and gold, each finished with fine hand-worked outlining. Both long edges carry a dense, wide hand embroidered border of flowering vines and blooms in red, purple, green, gold and blue — a striking contrast to the quiet ivory field. A rare pairing of two hand crafts on a single pure pashmina shawl.
Fabric
Pashmina
Technique
Hand-Painted Kalamkari with Hand Embroidery
Colour
Ivory & Multicolour
Region
Kashmir
Kalamkari hand-painting uses a fine bamboo or metal-tipped pen (kalam) to draw and fill motifs freehand, a craft more commonly seen on cotton but brought here to pashmina for a softer, more luxurious base. Paired with hand embroidered borders worked stitch by stitch by Kashmiri artisans, this shawl combines two distinct hand traditions — painting and needlework — on a single piece.
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