Authentic Hermes Rare Vintage Pani La Shar Pawnee Silk Scarf NEW UnWorn

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Authentic Hermes Rare Vintage Pani La Shar Pawnee Silk Scarf NEW UnWorn:
$500.00

Hermès Pani La Shar Pawnee designed by Kermit Oliver NEW, Never Worn. No Box.

This portrait pays homage to the Pawnee, a tribe from the Nebraska and Kansas plains that was forced into exile in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma at the end of the 19th century. Sumptuously dressed, Pani La Shar Pawnee holds a sculpted peace pipe featuring a galloping horse. His calm gaze and proud bearing express the great dignity of his people.Peace pipes and bison heads decorate the corners of this composition, aroundwhich run horses and their riders inspired by Karl Bodmer’s notebooks. The work of this 19th-century illustrator remains a precious record of Native American culture. Pani La Shar Pawnee, designed in 1984, was the ﬁrst scarf imagined by Kermit Oliver.

The Hermes story:

The French luxury houseHermesbegan as a bridle and harness company for horsesbefore branching out into luxury handbags and other accessories. Today,Hermes is one of the oldest and most valuable luxury companies in the world,known for its ultra-inspirationaldesigner bags and legendaryscarves.

The scarfmade its debut in 1937, exactly 100 years after Hermes was founded. Since 1937, Hermes has produced over two thousand silk scarves, all produced in an Hermesfactory near Lyon, France. Given thatHermes always catered to the veryrich, the scarf was quickly adopted by royalty and celebrities. It was(and still is) worn as a headscarf by Queen Elizabeth. Audrey Hepburn wore it in countless iconic photos and Grace Kelly famously used it as a sling for her brokenarm. But, the Hermes scarf has an allure that goes beyond celebrity.

One scarf takes a full 18 months to complete,making it one of the most meticulously-crafted accessories in the world.

Here aresome important, little-known facts about the production process of the Hermesscarf:

Hermes hiresartists to hand-design each scarf individually. Historically, designs havegone from traditional horse motifs to whimsical illustrations and everythingin between. Scarves are so beautifully-designed that they are often framedand used as artwork on a wall. Once the design is complete, it is broughtto a factory in France, where it is individually screen-printed.

On average, each scarf has 27 distinct colors. The process – because it is hand-silk screened– can take up to six months to do in completion.

It takesroughly 750 hours alone to engrave the screens for printing (one screen percolor).

An Hermesscarf is made from the silk of 250 mulberry moth cocoons.

The hemsare hand-rolled and hand-stitched. This is, in fact, a great way to know thatyour scarf is authentic.

For years, Hermes has partnered with the Tuareg tribesman of the Sahara and have usedtheir traditional motifs in Hermes products. In fact, Hermes has a strong historyof supporting artisans all over the world, including Mali, Pakistan and Brazil.

If boughtin limited edition, Hermes scarves can often go up in value.