Shawl

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Object Name:	Shawl
Material:	wool
Accession Number:	1989.16.2
Cultural Context:	Textiles and Social History
Earliest Production Date:	1840
Description:	Hand woven, knotted fringe, wool. ;;This Shawl is a good example of the type of shawl worn by countrywomen of the British Isles, based on traditions much older than the fashion of "Kashmir shawls". They were hand woven for centuries, until the mid 19th century.
Institution:	Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery Facebook-Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery Twitter-Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery YouTube-Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery
Institution City:	Red Deer
Institution Province:	Alberta

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