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 4 moreKebayaꦏꦼꦧꦪ
A front-opening blouse worn across Southeast Asia with a sarong or kainCotton · Embroidery · Batik
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreBrocade
A decorative shuttle-woven silk fabric patterned with raised supplementary-weft motifsSilk · Brocade · Zari work
🇮🇩 IndonesiaSumba textiles
Ikat cloths and tube skirts from a small island in eastern Indonesia, woven by womenIkat · Embroidery
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreSari-inspired dress
A dress that borrows the sari's drape, ornament and colourChiffon · Embroidery
🇮🇩 IndonesiaBalinese textiles
The woven cloths of Bali, from sacred double ikat to gold-dusted ceremony wearCotton · Ikat · Brocade
🇮🇹 ItalyToga
A draped semicircular woollen cloth worn by citizens in ancient RomeWool · Embroidery
🇬🇷 GreeceHimationἱμάτιον
An ancient Greek draped mantle of woven wool or linen, worn without pinsWool · Embroidery · Hand painting
🇬🇷 GreeceChlamysχλαμύς
An ancient Greek and Byzantine draped cloak made from a single rectangular clothWool · Embroidery
🇰🇭 Cambodia and 4 moreSbaiស្បៃ
A shawl-like breast cloth derived from the sari, worn over one shoulder in Southeast AsiaSilk · Embroidery · Brocade
🇲🇷 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.
- Sari-inspired dress: Triangle films, Public domain, source
- Sumba textiles: Chris Hazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Toga: Anonymous ( Category:Roman Empire ) Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Chlamys: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Sbai: Stephowz, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Himation: Unknown author, 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