Woven Souls
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Yak Wool Kinnauri Shawl
State of Himachal Pradesh, India

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Kinnaurs, are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group (Sino-Tibetan stock)
living in the Kinnaur district in Himachal, that borders Tibet to the east.
Women wrap up a woolen shawl like garment called dohru.
The first wrap of dohru is on the back
with the embridered border displayed throughout its length up to the heels.
Darker shades of colours are preferred for dohru.
This piece may have its roots in a dohru.

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