Ikat
Patola-Inspired Pochampally Ikat
“A handwoven single ikat sari crafted in Pochampally, a renowned cotton and silk ikat weaving town in Telangana, features bold geometrical motifs with diffused edges in red, black, and white forming the lengthwise borders.”
The pallu (end-piece) is distinguished by its plain black border on all four sides, filled with the same geometric design as the sari borders.
The plain body of the sari enhances its distinctive and elegant appearance.
Royalty, strength, ceremonial power. Identified across the pallu panel of this object.
Open motif entryCosmic order; mathematical harmony in weave. Identified across the woven ground of this object.
Open motif entryResist dyeing protects chosen areas of cloth from the dye bath — with wax, mud paste, or tightly tied thread — so that pattern emerges as negative space. Gujarat's Ajrakh layers mud and lime resists across as many as sixteen stages; Rajasthani Bandhani ties thousands of minute points; Batik draws its lines in molten wax.