In a message dated 9/2/2006 11:53:36 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Really. I had it in my mind that it came from India/Persia (or at least *somewhere* in that neck of the woods) and that it was the pattern produced by "block printing the side of the hand ..... No, the design derives from the "cone" or boteh of the earlier shawl, which in turn derives from a flowering plant. I found the article in my files that shows the progression; unfortunately, I don't have an author or any other citation on it. However, this article seems to summarize the same material: _http://www.worldaa.com/article.cfm?article=35_ (http://www.worldaa.com/article.cfm?article=35) Ann Wass _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
