Shawl

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This finely woven shawl is a jamawar, a long shawl woven as a single piece. Created from high-quality cashmere, the long process required to create the borders and center as one would have added to the expense of an already high-end object.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art