Wrapped in Beauty: The Koelz Collection of Kashmiri Shawls

by Grace Beardsley, Carla M. Sinopoli, Kathleen D. Morrison

Overview

This richly illustrated volume examines the remarkable Kashmiri shawls of the Walter Koelz Collection of the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. Part I presents the history, production, forms, and ornamentation of Kashmiri shawls, focusing on the impact of social contexts and the advent of the Jacquard loom on shawl development. Part II is a detailed descriptive catalogue of the shawls in the Koelz Collection. An accompanying CD-ROM includes color illustrations of the shawls in the collection as well as a transcribed manuscript by Koelz.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780915703609
Publisher:	University of Michigan Press
Publication date:	01/01/2005
Series:	Anthropological Papers Series , #93
Pages:	246
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)