Sarees of Rest of South Asia
Dhaka jamdani, the Kandyan osariya, the Nepali haku patasi and the sari-like cloths of its neighbours. 27 sarees on EveryPallu so far.
Typical motifs
Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Maldives.
Weaving centres
Dhaka 5Tangail 3Amarapura 2Chandina 2Comilla 2Dhamrai 2Hyderabad 2Muradnagar 2Rajshahi 2Samudragarh 2Shantipur 2Sonargaon 2Ajrakhpur 1Bankura 1Basowa 1Berhampore 1Bhatkal 1Bhit Shah 1Bogra 1Chauhatta 1Chiang Mai 1Chittagong 1Chowk Islampur 1Dacca 1Dawei 1Debidwar 1Dhatrigram 1Faridpur 1Gauripur 1Hala 1Jamalpur 1Jangalbari 1Jessore 1Kalna 1Kalna City 1Kandy 1Khordha 1Khulna 1Kushtia 1Madhurapur 1Mainamati 1Masulipatnam 1Matiari 1Mymensingh 1Nagarparkar 1Narayanganj 1Noakhali 1Pabna 1Sabarmati Ashram 1Seikkhun 1Shikarpur 1Sirajganj 1South Rupshi 1Sukkur 1Thano Bula Khan 1Tharparkar 1Umarkot 1Wundwin 1ColomboKarachiKathmandu
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreSariसाड़ी
A single unstitched length of cloth, tucked at the waist and slung over one shoulderSilk · Brocade · Ikat
🇱🇰 Sri LankaOsariyaඔසරිය
A cotton sari with a frilled waist and full blouse, the national dress of Sri LankaCotton
🇵🇰 PakistanSindhi embroideryسنڌي ٿرت
Needlework and mirror embroidery crafted across the desert communities of SindhEmbroidery · Mirror work
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreHandloom sari
Saris woven by hand on pit looms in India and BangladeshSilk · Zari work · Jamdani
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreKhadi
Hand-spun and hand-woven cloth from the subcontinent, tied to the swadeshi movementCotton
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreLungiলুঙ্গি
A cloth tube or sheet tied at the waist, worn across South and Southeast AsiaCotton · Batik · Checks and stripes
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreAgrun
A shawl-like festive wrap of the Hajong people, brocaded in silks with birds and flowers.Silk · Brocade · Zari work
🇧🇩 BangladeshDhakai
A cotton saree woven in Dhaka, Bangladesh, its patterns drawn from nature and alpanaCotton · Jamdani
🇲🇲 MyanmarAcheikအချိတ်
Myanmar's multi-shuttle silk weave of waves and stripes, made into paso and htameinSilk · Brocade
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreWoodblock printing on textiles
Patterns pressed onto cloth with hand-carved wooden blocks, the chhapa of South Asia.Linen · Block print
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 2 moreMuslin
A gossamer plain-weave cotton fabric historically spun and woven across BengalCotton · Jamdani
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreAbrawan
A legendary, sheer muslin from Dacca named after flowing waterCotton · Zari work
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreTangail saree
A Bengal handloom saree in cotton or silk, known for stepped extra-weft patterns.Cotton · Jamdani
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreNakshi kanthaনকশি কাঁথা
An embroidered quilt from Bengal, stitched from old sarees with a simple running stitch.Cotton · Kantha · Embroidery
🇳🇵 NepalChaubandi Cholo
A cotton blouse from Nepal, wrapped on and often printed in red and whiteCotton
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreAjrakاجرڪ
Geometric block-printed cloth dyed in deep indigo and crimsonCotton · Block print
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreDhoti
An unstitched cloth tied at the waist and worn to the ankle, the men's answer to the sariCotton
🇮🇳 IndiaAntariya
Ancient India's long strip of cloth for the lower body, pleated in frontCotton
🇮🇳 IndiaUttariyaउत्तरीय
An unstitched upper-body cloth from ancient India, wrapped over the shoulder or armsCotton
🇲🇲 MyanmarLongyiလုံချည်
A wrap of cloth worn in Myanmar, sewn into a tube and folded at the waistCotton · Checks and stripes · Batik
🇧🇩 BangladeshGrameen checkগ্রামীণ চেক
Bright checked cotton from Bangladesh, woven by village weavers in traditional waysCotton · Checks and stripes
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreDupattaदुपट्टा, دوپٹہ
A versatile long scarf and veil draped with traditional ensembles across South AsiaSilk · Brocade · Tie-dye
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreJamdaniজামদানি
A sheer cotton muslin saree decorated with hand-woven supplementary weft motifsCotton · Jamdani · Brocade
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreTangail saree
A Bengal handloom saree with stepped extra-weft patterns, woven in cotton and silkCotton · Jamdani · Brocade
🇧🇩 BangladeshComilla khadi
Hand-spun, hand-woven cloth from Comilla, Bangladesh, once woven on pit loomsCotton
🇧🇹 BhutanDumdyam
An ankle-length draped dress of smooth cotton or silk worn by Lepcha womenCotton
🇵🇰 PakistanSaraiki ajrakسرائیکی اجرک
A block-printed geometric shawl worn across southern Punjab in PakistanBlock print
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Osariya: Mr Anuradha Ratnaweera (අනුරාධ රත්නවීර මහතා), CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sindhi embroidery: Nasreen wafai, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Handloom sari: P.K.Niyogi, Public domain, source
- Sari: Suyash.dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Khadi: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Lungi: Laportechicago at English Wikipedia (Paul La Porte)., CC BY 2.5, source
- Dhakai: Amit Sen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Acheik: Chenzeyan29, CC0, source
- Woodblock printing on textiles: William Morris, Public domain, source
- Muslin: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Tangail saree: P.K.Niyogi, Public domain, source
- Dhoti: Redaloes at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Antariya: Raja Ravi Varma, Public domain, source
- Uttariya: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, source
- Longyi: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Dupatta: Kinshuk Sunil, CC BY 2.0, source
- Jamdani: Salim_Khandoker, CC0, source
- Nakshi kantha: A junaid alam khan ( talk ), Public domain, source
- Chaubandi Cholo: This file is a work by Ester Inbar ( user:ST or he:user:ST ). More of, Attribution, source
- Ajrak: Kashif11, CC BY-SA 4.0, source