Sheila Paine | |
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| Born | 29 September 1929 Balham, London, England |
| Died | March 2022 (aged 92) |
| Occupation | Travel writer |
| Known for | Embroidered textile expert |
| Notable work | The Afghan Amulet |
Sheila Paine (29 September 1929 – March 2022) was an English expert on Islamic embroidery. She was known for her travel books including The Afghan Amulet, describing her efforts to find the "linen goddess", an embroidered motif found from Greece to central Asia, and the origins of an elaborately embroidered "Kohistan" dress she had seen in a dealer's shop in London. Her work was exhibited at the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford.