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The pattu held open, at the door of the house
The pattu held open, at the door of the house
The Himachal wool pattu, with its woven border
The Himachal wool pattu, with its woven border
Detail of the woven border band
Detail of the woven border band
The pattern: red hem and stepped triangles
The pattern: red hem and stepped triangles
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Shatt village, Himachal Pradesh, India

Himachal Wool Pattu

A traditional Himalayan wrap, woven entirely in wool on a loom in Shatt village. A cream body is edged with a red hem, a row of stepped triangles, and a wide woven band of geometric motifs, finished with a wool fringe.

The maker
Woven on a hand loom by women of the village
The material
Wool
The technique
Hand-loom weaving

Size

Other pieces, each different, are available — photographs to follow

€150