For a long time, the Kashmir shawl has been characterized by the boteh or buti, the principal motif with which the shawl is associated. This shawl has an overall woven pattern. The curvilinear hooked boteh forms the principal pattern, with numerous of them topsy turvy on the field, which is in deep, bottle green colour. Maroon, grey and another shade of green are used for the design. The jal (the decorations which fill the ground between the cones) consists of tiny flowers on delicate stems, closely packed. A very narrow border with twin botehs runs all sides of the shawl. The main border on the vertical ends has twin botehs with their 'ser' or the vertices merging with each other. A very pleasant coffee brown plain yarn is woven with the tapestry shawl in such a manner that detection is a Herculean task. One is astounded by the knowledge of the craftsmen not only in weaving but usage of colours. The coffee brown which has not even been used in the main pattern is used here perfectly to uplift the pattern in green and maroon and display it to its perfection.
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