Wednesday, October 29, 2008

History or Meaning of Shawl

The word Shawl is derived from the Indo-Persian word shal, which meant a fine woven woollen fabric used as a drape. The Italian traveller Pietro della Valle, in 1623, observed that whereasin Persian the scial or shawl was worn as a girdle, in India it was more usually carried 'across the shoulders'. The shal, shawl or do-shalla (the Hindi term for shawl) has a long history. Although its origins are popularity traced to the medieval period, archaeological findings, ancient literary references, and travellers' accounts provide ample evidence of the existance of the woollen tradition in India right from the Indus Civilization.

Shawls Wraps

Shawls Wraps
Elegant Shawl
Elegant Shawl
Bright Shawl
Bright Shawl
Neck Shawl
Neck Shawl
Wool Shawl
Wool Shawl
Fashion Shawl
Fashion Shawl
Evening Shawl
Evening Shawl
Wool Shawls
Wool Shawls
Embroidered Shawl
Embroidered Shawl
Paisley Shawl
Paisley Shawl
Women Shawl
Women Shawl
Indian Shawl
Indian Shawl
Wool Paisley Shawl
Wool Paisley Shawl
Winter Shawl
Winter Shawl
Prayer Shawl
Prayer Shawl
Antique Shawl
Antique Shawl

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

shawls has always been in use from the primitive times.

Anonymous said...

shawls have been in use from the primitive times.

Anonymous said...

shawls have been in use from the primitive times