Panel from a Shawl

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first half 18th century · Pashmina wool; double interlocking twill tapestry weave · Islamic Art

Through the eighteenth century, the ever popular flowering plants of the Shah Jahan period transformed into pinecone-shaped clusters of buds emanating from roots of stylized leaves. Here, the motif, called a bota, lines the edge panel of a shawl.

Artist

Unknown

Date

first half 18th century

Medium

Pashmina wool; double interlocking twill tapestry weave

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf, 1998