Results for "wool"
8 sarees found.
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreKhadi
Hand-spun and hand-woven cloth from the subcontinent, tied to the swadeshi movementCotton
🇮🇳 IndiaToda embroiderypukhoor
Red and black thread embroidery on white cotton, worked by Toda women in the NilgirisCotton · Embroidery
🇮🇳 IndiaKachchh shawldhabla
A dense wool shawl handwoven in Kutch, Gujarat, once traded for fleece and grain.Wool · Embroidery · Tie-dye
🇮🇹 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
🇮🇶 Iraq and 3 moreKaunakes
An ancient Mesopotamian wrapped skirt and mantle woven with tufted woolWool
🇮🇳 IndiaVadhuya
An ancient bridal garment from Vedic India fashioned from cotton, wool, and hideCotton
🇮🇳 IndiaTarpaya
An ancient Indian fine silk or linen cloth worn as a ritual lower garmentSilk
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Khadi: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Toga: Anonymous ( Category:Roman Empire ) Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Kaunakes: Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 4.0, source
- Himation: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kachchh shawl: Ekabhishek, CC BY-SA 3.0, source