shawl
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- History
- Usage
- Types
- The Kashmir shawls
- Pashmina or kar Amir
- Do-Shalla
- Namda and gabba
- Knit shawls
- Shalli
- Stole
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|A young girl wearing a shawl as a head covering thumb|right|Maxida Märak wearing a traditional Saami wool shawl onstage at [[Riddu Riđđu 2019]]
A shawl (from shāl) is a simple item of clothing, loosely worn over the shoulders, upper body and arms, and sometimes also over the head. It is usually a rectangular piece of cloth, but can also be square or triangular in shape. Other shapes include oblong shawls.