This elegant shawl has a black base but the palla has an elaborate pattern woven on it that it barely reveals the base. If it wasn't for the plain center, the true colour of this shawl would have been difficult to make out. In this complex and sophisticated pattern of foliage and sharply hooked vines, we discover what may be the quintessential Sikh patterned kani weave. The palla contains two pairs of opposing bent-tip botehs with a broad spearhead like pattern in the center. There is a row of similar spearhead leaves starting from the corners, reaching up to its parent design forming a triangle. All though the palla and the sides, there is a 'jaal' of foliage, leaving very little empty space. The huge size of the botehs and a multitude of large architectural and curvilinear patterns invade the whole surface area of the shawl. The riotous agitation of the boteh's flora sweeps away practically all-botanical reality in its path. A fine and exquisite hashiya (border) runs all four sides. There are niches where the pattern meets the 'matan' or the plain ground. To add to the beauty, the tassels at the edge are neatly braided.
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