Sarees of North-East India
Assam muga, eri and pat silk, mekhela chador, and the backstrap-loom textiles of the hill states. 15 sarees on EveryPallu so far.
Typical motifs
States and territories
Weaving centres
🇮🇳 India and 1 morePathin
A striped wrap skirt of the Hajong people, worn from bust to calf in Northeast IndiaSilk · Checks and stripes
🇮🇳 IndiaTsüngkotepsü
A black and red Ao Naga warrior shawl with a white band of animal and star motifsChecks and stripes
🇮🇳 IndiaPhanekꯐꯅꯦꯛ
A traditional Meitei wraparound skirt woven with striped borders in ManipurMuga · Embroidery · Checks and stripes
🇮🇳 IndiaPhanekꯐꯅꯦꯛ
A traditional Meitei wraparound skirt woven with striped borders in ManipurMuga · Embroidery · Checks and stripes
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Phanek: অজয় দাস, CC BY-SA 4.0, source