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Silk Bandhani Shawl

$200.00
Asia / India

A gorgeous two tone silk shawl with a circular pattern. The small white dot pattern is created by Bandhani or the "tying of small knots" done before the shawl is dyed. Wrap this shawl around your bare shoulders for a lightweight black-tie coverup.  This shawl is one of a kind.

  • Silk
  • Color: Maroon
  • Length: 60 inches, Width: 27 inches
  • One of a kind
  • Dry clean
  • Handmade in India
  • Shipped from the US within 48 hours

Product SKU: SC-2001

Asia
India

It is impossible to say when Bandhani textiles were first created in India. Mordant dyeing was known around 2000 BC in the ancient Indus Valley city of Mohenjo-Daro. It is possible that resist tie and dyeing was also practiced there. Tie and dye textiles were excavated from a 4th century AD tomb along the northern Silk Road in Astana, in the northwest province of Xinjiang, China. The needle holes and wrinkled texture is still evident. The techniques may have found their way to India along ancient trade routes.


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