Friday, February 27, 2015

Pashmina Rugs and Pashmina Goats

Many of the greatest Mughal Rugs are not woven from wool or silk but instead super fine Kashmir goat wool called Pashmina. The name Pashmina comes from the Persian word Pashm which means wool

Pashmina Goats




This is a Pashmina Mughal Millefleur Gateway Rug that Joe McMullan donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art


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