Cashmere Goat
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A one-page encyclopedia entry on the Cashmere goat, a long-haired variety of the common goat whose fine hair, mostly from Tibet, is made into Cashmere shawls. It describes the fleece length and yield, the spinning and dyeing of the hair by women, and the weaving of plain and patterned shawls (the patterned ones worked with wooden needles, one per colour). It also covers shawl prices, French imitations, and attempts to introduce the goat into Sweden and Britain. Includes an engraved illustration of the goat.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1881
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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