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White w/ embroidered border in red, blue, yellow & black; border arranged for shawl to be folded diagonally so that the lower layer hangs below the upper layer to display its 6-1/2" border; upper layer has double border; innermost has separate sewn-on fringe.
shawls
cashmere (wool)
embroidering
wool (textile)
weaving
Women's clothing
Wool
Cashmere
Embroidered
Woven
SHAWL
Label: ""42231""
Unknown
India
69 (W) (inches)
1939.560
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