Unknown Maker, Indian

Jamawar Length (Perhaps the Matan of a Shawl),

Maker

Culture

Indian, Kashmiri

Title

Jamawar Length (Perhaps the Matan of a Shawl)

Medium

pashmina

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Length: 274.3 cm (108 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription
Translation: Prosperity - Protected - Noor Mumtaz - High High

Text resembling a greeting/gift message embroidered onto the shawl in chain stitch. In the center, within a four-cornered motif, rests the name "Noor Mumtaz," while above it, the word Barkat (prosperity).

(Mawra Tahreem _ RISD MFA Illustration 2025 _ Fall/Spring semester research project _ 01/11/24)

Marks

Place

Place Made: Kashmir

Type

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.336

Jamawar Length (Perhaps the Matan of a Shawl)

Inscription
Translation: Prosperity - Protected - Noor Mumtaz - High High

Text resembling a greeting/gift message embroidered onto the shawl in chain stitch. In the center, within a four-cornered motif, rests the name "Noor Mumtaz," while above it, the word Barkat (prosperity).

(Mawra Tahreem _ RISD MFA Illustration 2025 _ Fall/Spring semester research project _ 01/11/24)

Marks

Place Made: Kashmir

Exhibition History

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