Kota Doria
Block-Printed Kota Doria with Mirror Work
“A handwoven raw silk sari crafted using the stamped batik technique uses a stamp tool made of copper plates to print the batik motifs onto the fabric, resulting in a repeating triangular pattern throughout the body.”
The block is dipped in molten wax, pressed against a pad to remove excess wax, and then printed onto the cloth before cold dyeing. The crinkled effect produced by the breaking of wax on the cloth while dyeing creates fine lines all over - a characteristic feature of batik.
The pallu (end-piece) is distinguished by a repeating wave pattern, adding an elegant contrast to the triangular motifs on the body. Soulful and sustainable, this beautiful handwoven silk sari is a delight in natural indigo blue.
Continuity; the rhythm of nature. Identified across the creeping borders 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.