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Jamawar, or grown piece, is a special type of shawl made in Kashmir.

"Jama" means robe and "war/var" is chest and metaphorically body.

The best quality of Jamawar is built with Pashmina.

The brocaded parts are woven in similar threads of silk or polyester.

Most of the designs seen today are floral, with the kairy as the predominant motif.

Historically handmade items, some shawls took a couple of decades to complete; consequently, original Jamawar shawls are highly valued.

Modern, machine-made Jamawar prints, produced in cities such as Kashmir and other parts of Pakistan, Punjab cost less to buy but handmade Jamawar are very expensive.

A fashion accessory is an item used to contribute, in a secondary manner, to the wearer's outfit, often used to complete an outfit and chosen to specifically complement the wearer's look.

The term came into use in the 19th century.

Cashmere wool, usually simply known as cashmere, is a fiber obtained from cashmere goats and other types of goat.

Jewellery or jewelry consists of small decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets.

Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes, and the term is restricted to durable ornaments, excluding flowers for example.

For many centuries metal, often combined with gemstones, has been the normal material for jewellery, but other materials such as shells and other plant materials may be used.

It is one of the oldest type of archaeological artefact – with 100,000-year-old beads made from Nassarius shells thought to be the oldest known jewellery.

The basic forms of jewellery vary between cultures but are often extremely long-lived; in European cultures the most common forms of jewellery listed above have persisted since ancient times, while other forms such as adornments for the nose or ankle, important in other cultures, are much less common.

Historically, the most widespread influence on jewellery in terms of design and style have come from Asia.

Leather is a durable and flexible material created by tanning animal rawhide and skin, often cattle hide.

It can be produced at manufacturing scales ranging from cottage industry to heavy industry.