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Tsüngkotepsü. The Tsüngkotepsü is a warrior shawl of the Ao Nagas of Nagaland.Traditionally, the Tsüngkotepsü can only be worn by warriors who had successfully taken the heads of enemy warriors, [3] In modern times, the right to wear the Tsüngkotepsü is associated with performing a mithun sacrifice, a demonstration of wealth [3] and are a distinctive symbol of the Ao Nagas.
An Azerbaijani bride with an engagement shawl Maxida Märak wearing a traditional Saami wool shawl onstage at Riddu Riđđu 2019. A shawl (from Persian: شال shāl [1]) is a simple item of clothing, loosely worn over the shoulders, upper body and arms, and sometimes also over the head.
A Kullu shawl is a type of shawl made in Kullu, India, featuring various geometrical patterns and bright colors. Originally, indigenous Kulivi people would weave plain shawls, but following the arrival of craftspeople from Bushahr in the early 1940s, the trend of more patterned shawls came to rise.
Kinnauri Shawl is a type of shawl manufactured in Kinnaur district of the Indian state Himachal Pradesh. [1] The shawls are known for their geometric designs. In October 2010, the shawl was registered by the Indian government under the provisions of the Geographical Indications of Goods Act, 1999 which prohibited unauthorized production of the shawl which would invite INR 2 lakh punishment or ...
Painting of a woman with a rebozo Juan Rodríguez Juárez.. A rebozo is a long flat garment, very similar to a shawl, worn mostly by women in Mexico.It can be worn in various ways, usually folded or wrapped around the head and/or upper body to shade from the sun, provide warmth and as an accessory to an outfit.
The Kashmir shawl, the predecessor of the contemporary cashmere shawl, is a type of shawl identified by its distinctive Kashmiri weave and for being made of fine shahtoosh or pashmina wool. Contemporary variants include the pashmina and shahtoosh shawls (often mononymously referred to simply as the pashmina and shahtoosh ).
A tallit [a] is a fringed garment worn as a prayer shawl by religious Jews. The tallit has special twined and knotted fringes known as tzitzit attached to its four corners. The cloth part is known as the beged ("garment") and is usually made from wool or cotton, although silk is sometimes used for a tallit gadol. The term is, to an extent ...
This exquisite shawl was once coveted by Mughal Kings, Sikh Maharajas and British Aristocrats. The Ain-i-Akbari records that Emperor Akbar was an avid collector of Kani shawls. While the name 'Kani' comes from the area where this particular artisans come from, Kanihama, the word 'Kani' - in Kashmiri - also means a small wooden oblong spool.