A Kashmiri artisian Shabir Ahmed poses w...

SRINAGAR, INDIA: A Kashmiri artisian Shabir Ahmed poses with a half woven Kani or Jamewar shawl at his workshop in Srinagar, 05 March 2007. Some 150 tooji or small sticks are used with different colours of woollen thread - mostly rafalal or pashmina wools - to weave the shawls which are indiginious to Kashmir. Two craftsman can complete a shawl within two to three years and dependent upon the complexity of designs up to five years is taken. Kashmir has been famous for kani shawls for many centuries. Ain-e-Akbari written during the time of Akbar, mentions them. In the 18th century they had become so popular that merchants from all over the world used to come to Kashmir to purchase them. They were then worth their weight in gold. AFP PHOTO/Rouf BHAT (Photo credit should read ROUF BHAT/AFP via Getty Images)
SRINAGAR, INDIA: A Kashmiri artisian Shabir Ahmed poses with a half woven Kani or Jamewar shawl at his workshop in Srinagar, 05 March 2007. Some 150 tooji or small sticks are used with different colours of woollen thread - mostly rafalal or pashmina wools - to weave the shawls which are indiginious to Kashmir. Two craftsman can complete a shawl within two to three years and dependent upon the complexity of designs up to five years is taken. Kashmir has been famous for kani shawls for many centuries. Ain-e-Akbari written during the time of Akbar, mentions them. In the 18th century they had become so popular that merchants from all over the world used to come to Kashmir to purchase them. They were then worth their weight in gold. AFP PHOTO/Rouf BHAT (Photo credit should read ROUF BHAT/AFP via Getty Images)
A Kashmiri artisian Shabir Ahmed poses w...
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