There are a whole variety of shawls from the state of Himachal Pradesh, mainly made by the Kinnauri tribe from the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. They make hand woven and
hand-spun, traditional border woven yak shawls. The shawls are in natural shades with attractive borders . The patterns woven on the borders have different names like Chesan or
geometrical design, Dharipala or broad border patterns, Kingri or joint pattern, etc. These patterns are also sometimes found mixed on the same shawl.
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