622 Vintage Kohistan Wedding Shawl with Embroidery

Spectacular Kohistani Shawl with two layers of cloth and silk embroidery all over.

*From the Masterpiece collection

These are worn over the head and the ends are held together at the front acting as a sheet covering the entire body.

Has bead balls made of micro beads attached to the main field as embellishments
Simply Superb piece! Has beaded fringes on the edges as well as on the top - a rare feature.

The bottom edge is embellished with cloth balls call potlis.

Has a pink silk embroidered head panel.

Estimated to be from the mid 1900s

SIZE 76 inches x 64 inches

195cm x 159cm

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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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