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Pure Pashmina Shawl - Reversible Tibetan Brown and Soft Black - SOLD *Private Collector
Heirloom quality Pure Pashmina Shawl in two colour, reversible BulBul, or “eye of the nightingale,” weave from the finest quality Pashmina gathered, processed, spun, and woven by hand. This is the legendary Pashmina, truly rare and originating in the high altitude plateaus and mountainous regions of Ladakh.
This extraordinary Pashmina fiber is gathered by herdsmen wandering the steeps of the Tibetan Plateau attained from the natural shedding of the Capra Hircus goat as it moves across the landscape. The Capra Hircus which is allowed to range freely at very high altitudes of 15,000 feet and above produces the finest and softest Pashmina fibers. The most luxurious pure Cashmere also originates from these same animals.
These herdsmen travel with their precious pouches of pure Pashmina and Cashmere into the wool merchant villages of Kashmir. There the wool is portioned to highly skilled women trained from childhood in the art of separating the Pashmina fiber (11-14 microns diameter) from Cashmere fiber (15-19 microns) and deadwool before color grading and spinning into delicate yarns. This is entirely a hand-process, and due to the exquisitely fine nature of this ultimate grade Pashmina, cannot be accomplished by mechanical means.
This particular Shawl was acquired during private audiences with the primary producer of heirloom quality Pashmina from Kashmir and Ladakh. These meetings were quite adventurous, and we are grateful for the personal instruction and education received regarding the best of the best. The Pashmina itself has been hand spun, hand-dyed, and hand-woven on antique looms in the fabled BulBul weave. A Brown colour predominates on one side, similar to that of a medium tone Tibetan Brown, with Soft Black displayed on the reverse. Each shade shows through to the opposite side as small dots and striations of colour, or”BulBul.”
This is an exceptionally luxurious and warm pure Pashmina shawl, each colour woven from double-twist yarn. The weight is light as a feather, with the softness and simple elegance unsurpassed.
Fabric: 100% Pure Pashmina Shawl from Ladakh and Kashmir
Full Shawl Dimensions: 39" wide x 76 12" long
This extraordinary Pashmina fiber is gathered by herdsmen wandering the steeps of the Tibetan Plateau attained from the natural shedding of the Capra Hircus goat as it moves across the landscape. The Capra Hircus which is allowed to range freely at very high altitudes of 15,000 feet and above produces the finest and softest Pashmina fibers. The most luxurious pure Cashmere also originates from these same animals.
These herdsmen travel with their precious pouches of pure Pashmina and Cashmere into the wool merchant villages of Kashmir. There the wool is portioned to highly skilled women trained from childhood in the art of separating the Pashmina fiber (11-14 microns diameter) from Cashmere fiber (15-19 microns) and deadwool before color grading and spinning into delicate yarns. This is entirely a hand-process, and due to the exquisitely fine nature of this ultimate grade Pashmina, cannot be accomplished by mechanical means.
This particular Shawl was acquired during private audiences with the primary producer of heirloom quality Pashmina from Kashmir and Ladakh. These meetings were quite adventurous, and we are grateful for the personal instruction and education received regarding the best of the best. The Pashmina itself has been hand spun, hand-dyed, and hand-woven on antique looms in the fabled BulBul weave. A Brown colour predominates on one side, similar to that of a medium tone Tibetan Brown, with Soft Black displayed on the reverse. Each shade shows through to the opposite side as small dots and striations of colour, or”BulBul.”
This is an exceptionally luxurious and warm pure Pashmina shawl, each colour woven from double-twist yarn. The weight is light as a feather, with the softness and simple elegance unsurpassed.
Fabric: 100% Pure Pashmina Shawl from Ladakh and Kashmir
Full Shawl Dimensions: 39" wide x 76 12" long
