All sarees
161 sarees so far, best known first. 42 more are on the list to be written.
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreSariसाड़ी
An unstitched length of cloth draped at the waist and over one shoulderSilk · Brocade · Ikat
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreHandloom sari
Saris woven by hand on pit looms in India and BangladeshSilk · Zari work · Jamdani
🇮🇳 IndiaChikankariचिकनकारी (Urdu: چکن کاری)
White thread hand embroidery from Lucknow, stitched on pale, sheer clothCotton · Embroidery · Block print
🇮🇳 IndiaBagh print
Hand block printing with natural red and black dyes from a village on the Bagh riverCotton · Block print
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreWoodblock printing on textiles
Patterns pressed onto cloth with hand-carved wooden blocks, the chhapa of South Asia.Linen · Block print
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreChintzछींट
A painted or woodblock-printed floral cotton cloth originating in GolcondaCotton · Block print · Hand painting
🇮🇳 IndiaKalamkariVraata Pani
Cloth art from Andhra Pradesh, drawn with a pen or blocks and dyed with plant coloursCotton · Kalamkari · Hand painting
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreBatikꦧꦛꦶꦏ꧀
A wax-resist way of dyeing cloth, most developed on the island of JavaSilk · Tie-dye · Block print
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreAjrakاجرڪ
Geometric block-printed cloth dyed in deep indigo and crimsonCotton · Block print
🇮🇳 IndiaPheichom
A men's wrap of the Meitei people of Manipur, worn like the dhoti, in cotton or silkCotton · Block print
🇹🇿 Tanzania and 4 moreKanga
A light cotton wrap from East Africa framed with printed borders and Swahili proverbsCotton · Block print · Hand painting
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Pheichom: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Handloom sari: P.K.Niyogi, Public domain, source
- Chikankari: Joey Berzowska, CC BY 2.0, source
- Sari: Suyash.dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bagh print: Mrqd9, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Woodblock printing on textiles: William Morris, Public domain, source
- Chintz: Karun Thakar Collection photo. Work by unknown Coromandel artisans. Ph, Public domain, source
- Kalamkari: Anilbhardwajnoida, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Batik: Fpangestuphotographer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ajrak: Kashif11, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kanga: Petr Berka ( Petrberka ), Public domain, source