Cream and Gold Village Festival Kalamkari Kanjivaram Silk Saree

A village festival, painted by hand on cream Kanjivaram silk in natural dyes, from our own design. Dancers, devotees, Lord Ganesha, pillars, lotuses and trees, all in soft earth colours.

• Body: cream silk hand painted in Kalamkari with festival scenes in mustard, coral, teal and olive
• Border: wide gold tissue zari with a fine pattern, edged in lilac
• Pallu: gold tissue zari ending in a hand painted Kalamkari band and soft fringes
• Blouse: cream with gold zari stripes and a zari border, included

Wear it to: festivals, weddings and auspicious days. A piece for anyone who collects hand painted textiles.

Details: Handwoven Kanjivaram silk with zari · Hand painted Kalamkari in natural dyes · Dry clean only · SKU TSH260488

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Saree length: 5.5 metres, plus a 0.8 metre blouse piece
Blouse: matching cream with gold zari stripes and a gold zari border
Body: hand painted Village Festival Kalamkari in natural dyes, from our own designs
Border: gold tissue zari with a lilac edge
Pallu: gold tissue zari with a hand painted Kalamkari motif band and fringes
Care: dry clean only. Store folded in a muslin cloth, and refold it every few months. Avoid direct sunlight and damp, as natural dyes can fade.

Kalamkari is an Indian art of painting on fabric with natural dyes, using a pen (kalam) to draw and fill the design by hand. The outlines are drawn first, and the colours are then applied in stages, with each colour coming from plant, mineral or other natural sources. On this saree, the Kalamkari panel is hand painted from our own designs. It tells a story of a village festival through its figures, pillars, lotuses and trees. The Kanjivaram weave frames the painting. Its tissue zari border and pallu are woven separately and interlocked with the body for strength.

Kanchipuram is a temple town in Tamil Nadu and the home of Kanjivaram silk. Weaving families there have passed the craft down through generations. The designs draw on temple architecture and the life around it, including borders, pillars and festival traditions. This saree brings together that weaving tradition and the Kalamkari painting tradition of South India.

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Within India: complimentary shipping.

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