Wrapped in Beauty The Koelz Collection of Kashmiri Shawls |
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| Author:
| Beardsley, Grace
Sinopoli, Carla M.
Morrison, Kathleen D. |
| Series title: | Anthropological Papers Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-915703-60-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Publisher: | University of Michigan Press
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| Book Format: | Mixed media product |
| List Price: | USD $40.00USD $40.00 |
Book Description:
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This richly illustrated volume examines the remarkable Kashmiri shawls of the Walter Koelz Collection of the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. Part I presents the history, production, forms, and ornamentation of Kashmiri shawls, focusing on the impact of social contexts and the advent of the Jacquard loom on shawl development. Part II is a detailed descriptive catalogue of the shawls in the Koelz Collection. An accompanying CD-ROM includes color...
More DescriptionThis richly illustrated volume examines the remarkable Kashmiri shawls of the Walter Koelz Collection of the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. Part I presents the history, production, forms, and ornamentation of Kashmiri shawls, focusing on the impact of social contexts and the advent of the Jacquard loom on shawl development. Part II is a detailed descriptive catalogue of the shawls in the Koelz Collection. An accompanying CD-ROM includes color illustrations of the shawls in the collection as well as a transcribed manuscript by Koelz.