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TextileGI Tagged · 2008-09
Kashmir Pashmina
TownSrinagar
StateJammu and Kashmir
Craft typeTextile
GI tag2008-09
About
Exceptionally fine, soft wool hand-spun from the undercoat of the Changthangi goat found in the high-altitude Changthang plateau, hand-woven into shawls so light they can reportedly pass through a finger ring.
Did you know? A genuine hand-spun Pashmina shawl can take a single artisan several weeks to months to weave, and the finest examples are traditionally tested by pulling them through a wedding ring — a demonstration of both fineness and quality.