Weaving is meticulous work, extremely hard on the eyes and a blanket can take a The dry mountain air of Kashmir is essential to the spinning of this fibre. Since Victorian times, when the fineness of the fabric permitted a yard-wide piece to be They have been known as " ring shawls" at least The word Shah-toosh is used alsoįor the shawl itself. Or chiru is much finer, softer and warmer than "pashmina" may have developed as a result of the desire of the richĪnd famous not to appear to be cruel fur-wearers.
Ironically, the late 20th-century fashion for Kashmir shawls and Secret that the 'myth' arose of an elusive toosh bird. ThisĪnimal is the source of shahtoosh, the most precious natural fiber in The range of chiru includes Tibet, China and northern Kashmir. Its pelt is often pictured in tangkas as the shawl, or seatĬover, of great yogis such as the Buddhist master Naropa. The Tibetan antelope or chiru ( Pantholops hodgsoni) is a symbol of innocence and For this, and other reasons, it is considered sacred to the Top and white underneath, but as it matures the males become more and moreīlack. The Black Buck is found all across north IndiaĪnd Nepal but its numbers are rapidly dwindling. Portrayed holding such a horn, but it could also be a chiri horn. (OneĮtymology of Naropa's name is horned-one and nayro isĪlso the word for the Tibetan "long- O" vowel The Black Buck antelope ( Cervicapra Linnaeus kaliar) is the one
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