Pashmina Jewels : The Khanuja Family Collection of Kashmir Shawls
The Khanuja Family Collection of Kashmir Shawls
Frank Ames & Dr. Parvinderjit Singh Khanuja
In this new book, Frank Ames concludes a trilogy of works, in which his sharp and revealing studies of the origins of the Sikh Kashmir shawl patterns under Maharaja Ranjit Singh not only remind us of their uniqueness and originality, but also, through their striking visuals, transport us through previously unknown ethereal and mystical dimensions of time and space.
From the tumultuous history of Punjab, the Sikhs rose to great power, commanding enough influence to draw the attention of the mighty British Raj. Ames guides us through the political, cultural, religious, and artistic events of the Punjab that gave rise to these transformative Sikh designs.
Pashmina Jewels emerges from the shared dedication of collector, Dr. Parvinderjit Singh Khanuja, and the author, both driven by a single purpose: to bring to light an art form long neglected by Indian historians.
Frank Ames is a textile expert with over 45 years of experience as an independent dealer, curator, scholar and writer, specializing in antique textiles with a particular emphasis on Indian/European Kashmir shawls. As a Parisian resident for many years, he refined his expertise by organizing specialized auctions at Drouot. Ames is renowaned for his two seminal books on shawls: The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence (1997); and Woven Masterpieces of Sikh Heritage (2010), which have brought him often in close liaison with private collectors, museums, and institutions worldwide.
About the Collector
Dr. Parvinderjit Singh Khanuja M.D., FACP, medical oncologist is the founder and managing partner of one of the United States’ largest cancer programs based in Phoenix, Arizona. Besides practicing medicine he is involved with multiple nonprofit organizations and has been a member of the Board of Trustees at the Phoenix Art Museum, where he contributed to the creation of a permanent Sikh Art Gallery in 2017. He has been collecting Sikh related artifacts for nearly 20 years and has been involved in helping curate some of the exhibits. He is the author of the recent award-winning publication, Splendors of Punjab Heritage (2022). The artifacts and the works in the Khanuja Family Collection have been widely published in journals and in books.
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