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Art, Culture & Heritage · Question 51 of 75

Question 51

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Pashmina wool comes from goats reared chiefly in which region?

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. Pashmina comes from the Changthangi goat, reared on the high, cold plateau of Ladakh and the neighbouring Himalaya.

  2. The fibre is the animal's winter undercoat, which it grows against extreme cold and sheds in spring.

  3. It is combed out rather than shorn, which is part of why the quantity from each animal is so small.

Worth noting

Shahtoosh is a different fibre from a different animal, the Tibetan antelope, and trading in it is illegal because the animal is killed for it.

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Pashmina and where the wool comes from
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