The sarees of Kerala
12 sarees tied to Kerala: woven there, or made its own.
Motifs of Kerala
馃嚠馃嚦 India and 5 moreLungi唳侧唳權唳椸
A cloth tube or sheet tied at the waist, worn across South and Southeast AsiaCotton 路 Batik 路 Checks and stripes
馃嚠馃嚦 IndiaKasaragod saree
A hard-wearing handloom cotton saree from Kasaragod district in KeralaCotton 路 Checks and stripes
馃嚠馃嚦 IndiaChendamangalam saree
A fine cotton saree with a thin black tamarind-leaf border, handwoven in Kerala.Cotton 路 Checks and stripes
馃嚠馃嚛 Indonesia and 5 moreSarong軎标Λ軎戈
A wrapped tube of cloth worn at the waist, from the Malay world to Kerala and SomaliaCotton 路 Batik 路 Ikat
馃嚠馃嚦 IndiaKanchipuram sari
A silk sari from Kanchipuram with a separate contrast border locked onto the bodySilk 路 Zari work 路 Brocade
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Sarong: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kanchipuram sari: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0, source
- Lungi: Laportechicago at English Wikipedia (Paul La Porte)., CC BY 2.5, source
- Chendamangalam saree: Malluchronicle, CC BY-SA 4.0, source