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Rare Swat Wedding Shawl with ‘Self’ Embroidery

Just when I'd thought I'd seen the complete range of the niche textile art from Swat Valley, along comes a piece that challenges that belief and nudges me out of my smug stupor.  - Exploring a Rare Swat Valley Artwork

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How did Elibelinde travel to the Swat Valley?

One more example of migration of cultural memes that might hold a clue to historical events

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Choosing A Wedding Dress – Swat Valley Textiles

Choosing is wedding dress can be tough - especially when each is a stunning work of textile art. Presenting a few vintage and antique bridal dresses from the Swat Valley region

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Art for Food!

Covering food with a piece of cloth in the pre-plastic / glass era, seems to be a natural solution to the problem of keeping food fresh / safe / clean. … Continue reading

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Art from the Swat Valley – an external article

Recommended reading on Swat Valley: Link to An article by Doris Srinivasan To view textile artworks from Swat & around please click on this link.

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