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Hi, recently I could buy this nice textile (wool, 125x125cm). I am not sure if it comes from Kashmir or from Persia. Somebody can give me some hints about place of origin, age etc?
Thank you very much
Michael

Hello, it's a shall from Iran. Thanks for sharing

Hi Valentin-
Tell us more- where in Iran do they make, or wear, 'shalls' like this? And how would it be worn? The square format seems to lend itself more to a scarf/headcovering. When I was in NE Iran I saw Turkmen women wearing wool challis scarves of this size on their heads. None, however were wearing anything of this design or technique- theirs were of Russian origin and were printed. On our forum Iranian/Persian textiles rarely are discussed, so it would be most helpful to learn more about this. Thank you much.

I saw old shalls with this design, not in wool but silk. Sure the square format is strange, maybe cut...

Hi Michael,

I agree with Valentin, most probably Iran. All the books I have on Kashmir shawls mention that items in the kani technique were also made in Iran, Kirman and Yazd being named as sources. A book from 2006, "The Kashmiri Shawl - from Jamavar to Paisley (Antique Collectors' Club, ISBN 1-85149-506-1) has a chapter "The Shawl in Persia".
Several illustrations are described "Kirman wool, Punjab for Persian market."

"Royal Persian and Kashmir Brocades", published in Tehran, 1975, is mistitled by today's usage, all about kani items. It lists 12 types of "shale", variously as to source (Kerman, Yazd), pattern (striped, flowers), use, etc.

From my experience and in comparison with illustrations, your piece has a quite elaborate design. It appears to be missing a few stripes on the left of the image above. The whole piece was almost certainly longer. Fragments are often used as covers, backed and with borders (wide or narrow) in similar material (contrasting colors, more fragments) commonly with the narrow strip on the edge of the borders having diagonal, narrow stripes (vertically striped cloth sewn on the bias).

Regards, Larry

Larry,

Thank you very much for your helpful and informative post.

Best

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You beat me to it, Pamela! I was just logging on to post the same attribution!

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Anna

Good sleuthing everyone! Does anyone have any other Persian woven textiles to post? I for one, would like to learn more about this genre of cloth. What exactly is the 'kani' technique? How do these relate to Kashmiri shawls in terms of technique, materials, age? Just curious.

Here's a link that shows a similar Kermani weaving http://www.heritageinstitute.com/zoroas ... termeh.htm

The site notes: Stripped Patterns: Termehs with a multi-coloured stripped patterns are associated with Zoroastrian folk designs used for women's pantaloons, as well as with Kermani scarves.

I have an old round silk weaving from Yazd.

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