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GI-tagged sarees

67 sarees protected as a Geographical Indication: cloth that may only be sold under its name if it is made in its home place, in its traditional way.

FibreSilkCottonTussarMugaEriLinenGeorgetteChiffonOrganzaNetCrepeWoolSyntheticBlend
CraftBrocadeJamdaniIkatTie-dyeBlock printKalamkariBatikEmbroideryKanthaZari workMirror workAppliquéHand paintingTanchoiTemple borderChecks and stripes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreZardoziज़रदोज़ी Heavy gold and silver metal embroidery on silk, satin or velvet, from Iran to IndiaSilk · Embroidery · Zari work 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreJamdaniজামদানি A fine cotton muslin from Bangladesh, patterned with motifs woven in by handCotton · Jamdani · Brocade 🇮🇳 IndiaKhandua An ikat sari from Odisha, red or orange, with a plain borderSilk · Ikat 🇮🇳 IndiaChanderi sari A silk sari woven in Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh, with gold and silver zariSilk · Brocade · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaKasuti Counted-thread folk embroidery from Karnataka, stitched on Ilkal and Mysore silk sareesCotton · Embroidery 🇮🇳 IndiaKotpad handloom fabric Cotton and tussar sarees dyed with aul-root dye, handwoven in Koraput, OdishaCotton · Jamdani 🇮🇳 IndiaTelia Rumal Oil-treated yarn, ikat dyeing and plant colours, from Andhra Pradesh and TelanganaIkat 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMalda silk A soft, golden-yellow silk yarn from Malda district, West Bengal, woven into sareesSilk 🇮🇳 IndiaGopalpur tussar silkଗୋପାଳପୁର ଟସର ବସ୍ତ୍ର Handwoven tussar silk from a Jajpur village in Odisha, made into saris and shawlsTussar · Ikat · Tie-dye 🇮🇳 IndiaShantiniketan batik Hand-painted batik from Shantiniketan in Bengal, its colours mixed from leaf and barkBatik · Hand painting 🇮🇳 IndiaSambalpuri sari A handloom Odisha sari whose motifs are dyed into the yarn before weavingSilk · Ikat · Tie-dye 🇮🇳 IndiaBomkai sari A handloom saree from Odisha with a solid border and fish motifs woven inCotton · Brocade · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaBerhampur Patta Odisha silk saree with a phoda kumbha temple border and zari edging, GI protectedSilk · Zari work · Temple border 🇮🇳 IndiaHabaspuri sari A cotton handloom saree from Kalahandi, Odisha, worked with tie-dye and tribal motifsCotton · Tie-dye 🇮🇳 IndiaPipili appliqué workଚାନ୍ଦୁଆ A stitched-cloth craft from Pipili, Odisha, born to dress the chariots of JagannathCotton · Appliqué · Embroidery 🇮🇳 IndiaPatola sari A double ikat silk saree from Patan, Gujarat, dyed and knotted before it is wovenSilk · Ikat 🇮🇳 IndiaMoirang Phee A Manipur handloom with stepped tooth borders woven from both edges toward the centreCotton 🇮🇳 IndiaOdisha Ikat Silk tied, dyed and woven in Odisha villages into saris with hazy, feathered edgesSilk · Ikat · Tie-dye 🇮🇳 IndiaWangkhei Phee A see-through white cotton fabric from Manipur, woven by women with hand-woven motifsCotton · Jamdani 🇹🇭 ThailandThai silkผ้าไหมไทย Hand-woven Thai silk with a two-tone sheen, from glossy mulberry and matte eri cocoonsSilk · Brocade 🇮🇳 IndiaGamosaগামুছা A white Assamese cloth with red borders, worn as scarf, turban or waist wrapCotton · Brocade 🇮🇳 IndiaKanchipuram sari Heavy mulberry silk sari from Tamil Nadu, its contrast border woven in separatelySilk · Brocade · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaBanarasi sari A silk sari from Varanasi, figured with gold and silver brocadeSilk · Brocade · Zari work 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreTangail saree A handwoven cotton or silk sari from Tangail in Bangladesh, woven on pit loomsCotton · Jamdani 🇮🇳 IndiaPaithani A handwoven silk sari from Maharashtra with a gold ground and a peacock on its palluSilk · Brocade · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaKandangi saree A coarse cotton saree in checks with thick contrasting borders, from ChettinadCotton · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaKovai Cora cotton A handwoven cotton-silk saree from Coimbatore with bright bordersCotton · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaDharmavaram silk sari A handwoven mulberry silk sari from Dharmavaram, Andhra Pradesh, woven with zariSilk · Zari work · Tie-dye 🇮🇳 IndiaPochampally sari A Telangana sari whose geometric patterns are dyed into the yarn before weavingSilk · Ikat 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreHandloom sari Saris woven by hand on pit looms in India and BangladeshSilk · Brocade · Zari work 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreUppada Jamdani sari A light handwoven silk sari from Uppada, Andhra Pradesh, patterned in the jamdani waySilk · Jamdani · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaMangalagiri sari A plain-bodied cotton sari from Andhra Pradesh with zari on the borderCotton · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaGadwal sari A handwoven Telangana sari with a cotton body, a silk border and a zari palluSilk · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaChikankariचिकनकारी (Urdu: چکن کاری) White thread hand embroidery from Lucknow, stitched on pale, sheer clothCotton · Embroidery · Block print 🇮🇳 IndiaMurshidabad silkমুর্শিদাবাদী রেশম Fine, light silk from Murshidabad in West Bengal, woven mostly into sarisSilk · Zari work · Jamdani 🇮🇳 IndiaSurat zari Metal-wrapped thread made in Surat and woven into silk sarees across IndiaSilk · Zari work · Brocade 🇮🇳 IndiaArani silk saree A handloom silk saree from Arani, Tamil Nadu, known for its zari workSilk · Zari work · Block print 🇮🇳 IndiaKorial sariকোরিয়াল শাড়ি A red-bordered mulberry silk saree woven on hand looms in West BengalSilk · Jamdani · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaDokhonaदख'ना A wrap-around cloth worn by Boro women of Assam, usually yellow, with woven Agor designsCotton 🇮🇳 IndiaKoorai silk sariகூரை பட்டு புடவை A nine-yard silk-cotton bridal sari with small checks, woven at Koranad in Tamil NaduBlend · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaAssam silk Golden muga, white pat and warm eri silks, reared and hand-woven in AssamMuga 🇮🇳 IndiaPuttapaka saree A silk double-ikat saree tied and dyed by hand in Puttapaka village, Nalgonda.Silk · Ikat · Tie-dye 🇮🇳 IndiaKasaragod saree A hard-wearing handloom cotton saree from Kasaragod district in KeralaCotton · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaChendamangalam saree A fine cotton saree with a thin black tamarind-leaf border, handwoven in Kerala.Cotton · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaBanarasi sari Fine silk sari of Varanasi, hand-woven at home with zari work for weddingsSilk · Brocade · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaBagh print Hand block printing with natural red and black dyes from a village on the Bagh riverCotton · Block print 🇮🇳 IndiaLambada embroidery Mirror-and-cowrie hand embroidery by Banjara women of Karnataka and TelanganaEmbroidery · Appliqué 🇮🇳 IndiaToda embroiderypukhoor Red and black thread embroidery on white cotton, worked by Toda women in the NilgirisCotton · Embroidery
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