KASHMIR SHAWLS: The Tapi Collection. BOOK REVIEW

Finally, after years of preparation, the catalogue of shawls from the TAPI Collection is now in print. Illustrating 133 carefully chosen shawls collected by Praful and Shilpa Shah, this heavy tome is bound to be an excellent source of information for collectors. To fit the restraints of their columns a much…

THE KASHMIRI SHAWL: FROM JAMAVAR TO PAISLEY-A BOOK REVIEW

THE KASHMIRI SHAWL: FROM JAMAVAR TO PAISLEY-A BOOK REVIEW   The following book review I wrote for Hali Magazine, May/June edition 2006. This is the unedited version. The Kashmiri Shawl: From Jamavar to Paisley, by Sherry Rehman and Naheed Jafri. Antique Collectors’Club, UK and Mapin Pub. Ahmedabad, 430 color plates, 378…