Jamdani
Cutwork Handloom Sari, Jamdani Design
“An authentic hand-embroidered sari from Bengal, featuring traditional kantha embroidery.”
The body of the sari is adorned with closely spaced motifs that resemble raindrops when viewed from afar. A geometric patterned border frames the lengthwise edges of the sari.
The border also runs across the pallu (end-piece), creating a square compartment filled with densely embroidered floral and kairi (paisley) motifs arranged in a jaal-like pattern. The end of the pallu features motifs reminiscent of hanging chandeliers, spaced apart, that dangle like tassels from the width wise border.
The entire sari is embroidered using the running stitch in different colours that accentuate the various motifs.
Mango or cypress; eternal fertility and life. Identified across the body butis and border of this object.
Open motif entryCosmic order; mathematical harmony in weave. Identified across the woven ground of this object.
Open motif entryEmbroidery in India is regionally codified to an extraordinary degree: each tradition has its own stitches, its own colour palette, its own placement on the garment, and often its own historical practitioner community. The Krishna Lal Collection holds eight major embroidery traditions — from the running-stitch lyricism of Bengali kantha to the floral darning of Punjabi phulkari and the white-on-white delicacy of Lucknowi chikankari.