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.
🇮🇳 IndiaBagh print
Hand block printing with natural red and black dyes from a village on the Bagh riverCotton · Block print
🇮🇳 IndiaChikankariचिकनकारी (Urdu: چکن کاری)
White thread hand embroidery from Lucknow, stitched on pale, sheer clothCotton · Embroidery · Block print
🇮🇳 IndiaArani silk saree
A handloom silk saree from Arani, Tamil Nadu, known for its zari workSilk · Zari work · Block print
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreHandloom sari
Saris woven by hand on pit looms in India and BangladeshSilk · Zari work · Jamdani
🇮🇳 IndiaPedana Kalamkari
Hand block-printing with plant dyes, centred on Pedana town in Andhra PradeshBlock print
🇮🇳 IndiaKalamkariVraata Pani
Cloth art from Andhra Pradesh, drawn with a pen or blocks and dyed with plant coloursCotton · Kalamkari · Hand painting
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreRogan paintingरङ्गन्
Castor-oil paint drawn with a metal stylus to form mirrored patterns on fabricHand painting · Block print
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Handloom sari: P.K.Niyogi, Public domain, source
- Chikankari: Joey Berzowska, CC BY 2.0, source
- Arani silk saree: Balu 606902, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bagh print: Mrqd9, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pedana Kalamkari: Sathishkagitha, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rogan painting: Wiki-uk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kalamkari: Anilbhardwajnoida, CC BY-SA 3.0, source