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Bikash Mahapatra, Maniabandha, Odisha

Khandua Ikat Handloom Saree - Gray w/ Bottle green

Khandua Ikat Handloom Saree - Gray w/ Bottle green

Regular price $98.00 USD
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Beautiful, precise geometric motifs created by tie-dyeing the yarns in Ikat technique. A contrast bottle green Pallu with Orange motifs is eye catching! These are soft and quite comfortable to drape! 

 Specification

  • Category: Ladies
  • Weave: Khandua Ikat Handloom
  • Material: Cotton
  • Length: 5.5 meters
  • Width: 46"
  • Blouse Piece: Yes
  • Body: Big checks in Gray and White, alternating dots and stripes 
  • Border: Simple band
  • Pallu: Bottle green Pallu with simple stripes; embellished with extra weft geometric motifs in Orange. 
  • Fall and Picot edge: Yes
  • Trims: Tassels

Description

Ikat is the craft of weaving with tie-dyed yarns to create colorfully patterned textiles. It is a way to resist dye. In Odisha, Single Ikat is referred to as Maniabandha Ikat and associated with Khanduas. These fabrics are tie-dyed and hand woven by craftsman from a family well known in Maniabandha village for weaving and for their legacy of having the most talented percussionists in one house. He started working on this craft when he was 12 years old.

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