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
🇮🇩 IndonesiaTenunꦠꦼꦤꦸꦤ꧀
Handwoven Indonesian cloth created with ancient ikat and supplementary metallic threadsCotton · Ikat · Brocade
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreBrocade
A decorative shuttle-woven silk fabric patterned with raised supplementary-weft motifsSilk · Brocade · Zari work
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreSongketᬲᭀᬂᬓᬾᬢ᭄
A hand-woven brocade from the Malay world, figured in gold or silver threadSilk · Brocade
🇹🇭 ThailandKhitผ้าขิด
A handwoven cloth from Isan, Thailand, with geometric patterns that seem to float.Brocade
🇹🇭 ThailandThai silkผ้าไหมไทย
Hand-woven Thai silk with a two-tone sheen, from glossy mulberry and matte eri cocoonsSilk · Brocade
🇮🇩 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 · Batik
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreKembenꦏꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦤ꧀
A shoulder-baring torso wrap from Java and Bali, wound from a length of kain clothBatik · Ikat
🇰🇭 Cambodia and 4 moreSbaiស្បៃ
A shawl-like breast cloth derived from the sari, worn over one shoulder in Southeast AsiaSilk · Embroidery · Brocade
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Songket: Rijksmuseum, CC0, source
- Kemben: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sbai: Stephowz, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Khit: Pawyilee, Public domain, source
- Thai silk: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Balinese textiles: Chris Hazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kebaya: Simon_sees, CC BY 2.0, source
- Brocade: After James Lehman (England, circa 1688-1745), Public domain, source
- Tenun: Silitonga, G., Soekardi, R., and Tambunan, S., Public domain, source