Sarees beginning with S
16 sarees under S.
🇮🇳 IndiaSambalpuri saree
An Odisha tie-dyed ikat saree with symmetrical patterns mirrored on both sidesCotton · Ikat · Tie-dye
🇵🇰 PakistanSaraiki ajrakسرائیکی اجرک
A block-printed geometric shawl worn across southern Punjab in PakistanBlock print
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreSariसाड़ी
A single unstitched length of cloth, tucked at the waist and slung over one shoulderSilk · Brocade · Ikat
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreSari-inspired dress
A dress that borrows the sari's drape, ornament and colourChiffon · Embroidery
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreSarongꦱꦫꦸꦁ
A wrapped tube of cloth worn at the waist, from the Malay world to Kerala and SomaliaCotton · Batik · Ikat
🇰🇭 Cambodia and 4 moreSbaiស្បៃ
A shawl-like breast cloth derived from the sari, worn over one shoulder in Southeast AsiaSilk · Embroidery · Brocade
🇮🇳 IndiaShalu sari
A Banaras sari made with silk from two weaving traditions, worn by brides in MaharashtraSilk · Zari work
🇮🇳 IndiaShantiniketan batik
Hand-painted batik from Shantiniketan in Bengal, its colours mixed from leaf and barkBatik · Hand painting
🇮🇳 IndiaShaphee Lanphee
A heavy black and red embroidered textile woven by Meitei craftswomen in ManipurCotton · Embroidery
🇵🇰 PakistanSindhi embroideryسنڌي ٿرت
Needlework and mirror embroidery crafted across the desert communities of SindhEmbroidery · Mirror work
🇱🇦 Laos and 1 moreSinhສິ້ນ
A handwoven tube skirt of Laos and northern Thailand, its hem telling where it was madeSilk
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreSongketᬲᭀᬂᬓᬾᬢ᭄
A hand-woven brocade cloth from Sumatra and the Malay world, with gold or silver threadSilk · Brocade · Zari work
🇮🇳 IndiaSrikalahasti Kalamkari
Freehand pen-drawn cloth art from Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh, painted with natural dyesKalamkari · Hand painting
🇮🇳 IndiaSujini embroidery
A Bihar quilt craft where women stitch stories with a simple running stitchCotton · Embroidery
🇮🇩 IndonesiaSumba textiles
Ikat cloths and tube skirts from a small island in eastern Indonesia, woven by womenIkat · Embroidery
🇮🇳 IndiaSurat zari
Metal-wrapped thread made in Surat and woven into silk sarees across IndiaSilk · Zari work · Brocade
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
- Shantiniketan batik: Sumita Arup, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sindhi embroidery: Nasreen wafai, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Songket: Rijksmuseum, CC0, source
- Shalu sari: Sreekumar K. S., CC BY 2.0, source
- Sari-inspired dress: Triangle films, Public domain, source
- Sari: Suyash.dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sumba textiles: Chris Hazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sbai: Stephowz, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Surat zari: Hiart, CC0, source
- Kalamkari: Anilbhardwajnoida, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sinh: YashiWong, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sambalpuri saree: Rahul191313, CC BY-SA 4.0, source