1693 Rare Vintage Orissa Odisha Gond Tribal Shawl form_box Also has some text inscribed

Also has some text inscribed with a name

Bridal Shawl from Swat Valley

Folded accordion-style as a samut khoi folding book and has a goatskin cover

Baisha Autonomous County

Some cards have some damage from previous unmounting

1693 Rare Vintage Orissa Odisha Gond Tribal Shawl form_box Also has some text inscribedSUPERB vintage shawl from the protected Dongria Kond Gond tribe of Odisha. Rare as the tribe is under the protection of the government and interactions with them are extremely limited. The photo of me with them was clicked under supervision. And contrary to the media stories told, the government employees that I've come across there are extremely sincere and earnest and completely believe in the work the do. So the tribe continued to live as per their