Sarees of Beyond South Asia
The saree in Fiji, the Caribbean, East Africa, Britain and North America, and the wrapped cloths of Southeast Asia. 30 sarees on EveryPallu so far.
Typical motifs
The diaspora, and sari-like garments elsewhere.
Weaving centres
Yogyakarta 4Cirebon 2Kalasin 2Palembang 2Surakarta 2Antique 1Athens 1Babylon 1Bali 1Ban Chiang 1Bangkok 1Bugasong 1Bug-Bug 1Chaiyaphum 1Chengdu 1Chonnabot 1Denpasar 1East Sumba 1Ernabella 1Gianyar 1Java 1Kartasura 1Khorat Plateau 1Koto Gadang 1Lake Sebu 1Lamphun 1Luang Prabang 1Malacca 1Mari 1Mombasa 1Morogoro 1Nanjing 1Nusa Penida 1Ougala 1Padang 1Pandai Sikek 1Rome 1Sambas 1Sampan Leu 1Silungkang 1Sisaket 1Solo 1South Cotabato 1Sumba 1Suzhou 1Tabanan 1Tenganan Pegeringsingan 1Tenganan Pegringsinga 1Ubon Ratchathani 1Udon Thani 1Yasothon 1Zanzibar 1Kota Bharu
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreSarongꦱꦫꦸꦁ
A wrapped tube of cloth worn at the waist, from the Malay world to Kerala and SomaliaCotton · Batik · Ikat
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreSongketᬲᭀᬂᬓᬾᬢ᭄
A hand-woven brocade from the Malay world, figured in gold or silver threadSilk · Brocade
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreIkat
A yarn-first resist dye method; the pattern blurs slightly on both faces of the clothSilk · Ikat
🇱🇦 Laos and 1 moreSinhສິ້ນ
A handmade tube skirt in silk or cotton, worn in Laos and northeast ThailandSilk
🇮🇩 IndonesiaBatik Parang꧋ꦧꦠꦶꦏ꧀ꦥꦫꦁ
A diagonal wave batik pattern from Java, steeped in royal philosophyCotton · Batik
🇮🇩 IndonesiaTenunꦠꦼꦤꦸꦤ꧀
Handwoven Indonesian cloth created with ancient ikat and supplementary metallic threadsCotton · Ikat · Brocade
🇹🇭 ThailandPanungผ้านุ่ง
A long strip of cloth wrapped at the waist and falling below the knees in ThailandCotton · Checks and stripes
🇮🇩 IndonesiaGeringsingᬕ᭄ᬭᬶᬂᬲᬶᬂ (gringsing)
A sacred double ikat cloth woven only in Tenganan, a Bali Aga village in BaliCotton · Ikat
🇮🇩 IndonesiaBalinese textiles
The woven cloths of Bali, from sacred double ikat to gold-dusted ceremony wearCotton · Ikat · Brocade
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreKebayaꦏꦼꦧꦪ
A front-opening blouse worn across Southeast Asia with a sarong or kainCotton · Embroidery
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreBatikꦧꦛꦶꦏ꧀
A wax-resist way of dyeing cloth, most developed on the island of JavaSilk · Tie-dye · Block print
🇹🇿 Tanzania and 4 moreKanga
A light cotton wrap from East Africa framed with printed borders and Swahili proverbsCotton · Block print · Hand painting
🇮🇩 IndonesiaUlosᯥᯞᯘᯬ᯲
A traditional hand-woven Batak textile draped and gifted across North SumatraCotton
🇲🇷 Mauritania and 5 moreMelhfa
A cotton rectangle wound from head to toe against desert sun, sand and coldCotton · Embroidery
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
- Ikat: Midori, CC BY 3.0, source
- Songket: Rijksmuseum, CC0, source
- Panung: เอบ บุนนาก, Public domain, source
- Geringsing: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Ulos: Boy Lawson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Balinese textiles: Chris Hazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kebaya: Simon_sees, CC BY 2.0, source
- Batik: Fpangestuphotographer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Batik Parang: Q100422095, Public domain, source
- Sinh: YashiWong, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tenun: Silitonga, G., Soekardi, R., and Tambunan, S., Public domain, source
- Kanga: Petr Berka ( Petrberka ), Public domain, source