624 Rare Antique Swat Valley Wedding Shawl Textile Art Double Sided Embroidery idea_cushion Note the fish inside the

Note the fish inside the tummies of the beautiful birds as well as the fish outside in the water

Young Bride's belt

Lower panels have mirror-work embroidery

Likely from Brani

í«í_ Complex weaving process

624 Rare Antique Swat Valley Wedding Shawl Textile Art Double Sided Embroidery idea_cushion Note the fish inside theRare ethnographic example of 'Double Sided Embroidery' from the Swat Valley Swat shawls are rare but in all my years of collecting, I have only seen two such examples. Superb example using age softened silk floss in deep red colors. Superb hand spun yarn basecloth Great ethnographic example of bride's nuptial shawl from the vanishing culture of the region The white field has signs of hearty usage. Estimated to be from the early mid 1900s EXTREMELY