TANGALIYA SHAWL

A Tangaliya Shawl is a handwoven, GI protected shawl and textile made by the Dangasia community from Schedule Caste in Gujarat, India. The 700-year-old indigenous craft is native to the Surendranagar district, of Saurashtra-region of the State. The textile is usually used as a shawl and wraparound skirt by women of the Bharwad shepherd community. The shawls are woven in pit looms at homes, and uses knotting a contrast color thread with the warp, which are woven into the textile to create the effect of raised dots, which have become the signature style of the textile. On 04/09/2009 it was registered under the GI Act 1999.