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  2. Kashmir shawl - Wikipedia

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    The Kashmir shawl, the predecessor of the contemporary cashmere shawl, is a type of shawl identified by its distinctive Kashmiri weave and for being made of fine shahtoosh or pashmina wool. Contemporary variants include the pashmina and shahtoosh shawls (often mononymously referred to simply as the pashmina and shahtoosh).

  3. Pashmina (material) - Wikipedia

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    In 1568, Kashmir was conquered by Babur's grandson Akbar. [13] In Akbar's time, a pair of pashmina shawls was an expected part of khil'at ceremonies. [13] From the 16th to the early 20th centuries, the Safavid, Zand, and Qajar emperors of Iran also wore pashmina and gifted Kashmir shawls as khilat within their political and religious practices ...

  4. Shawl - Wikipedia

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    The basis of these excellences is found in the very fine, soft, short, flossy under-wool, called pashm or pashmina, found on the shawl-goat, a variety of Capra hircus inhabiting the elevated regions of Tibet. There are several varieties of pashm, but the finest is a strict monopoly of the maharaja of Kashmir.

  5. How the world's finest cashmere is made - AOL

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    The silky cloth which is known as the finest cashmere available is produced from the coats of. Pashmina shawls have been a fashion essential around the world for centuries, dating back to 200 ...

  6. Changthangi - Wikipedia

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    [6] The goats survive on grass in Ladakh, where temperatures plunge to as low as −20 °C (−4.00 °F). [7] These goats provide the wool for Kashmir's famous pashmina shawls. Shawls made from Pashmina wool are considered very fine, and are exported worldwide.

  7. Shahtoosh - Wikipedia

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    Shahtoosh is the finest animal wool, followed by vicuña wool. As undomesticated wild animals, the chirus cannot be shorn , so they are killed for this purpose. Due to the severe decline of the chiru population by 90% in the second half of the 20th century, they were internationally classified as a critically endangered species until 2016. [ 1 ]

  8. Jamawar - Wikipedia

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    Jamawar, or gown piece, [1] is a special type of shawl made in Kashmir. [2] "Jama" means robe and "war/var" is yard. [3] The best quality of Jamawar is built with Pashmina. The brocaded parts are woven in similar threads of silk or polyester. Most of the designs seen today are floral, with the kairy as the predominant motif.

  9. New Year's resolutions for NFL teams: Lions, 49ers, Vikings ...

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    In this episode of Football 301, Nate Tice and Matt Harmon are ringing in the New Year with their resolutions for NFL teams as the playoff race heats up. Matt's resolutions focus on teams in the ...