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Bikash Mahapatra, Maniabandha, Odisha

Khandua Ikat Handloom Saree - Blue w/ Red

Khandua Ikat Handloom Saree - Blue w/ Red

Regular price $106.00 USD
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Beautiful, precise geometric motifs created by tie-dyeing the yarns in Ikat technique. An eye catching Royal blue  Pallu with ikat floral motifs! This saree is 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: bands of blue; vertical bands in varyring shades of blue creates a lovely Ombre effect.
  • Border: Red border with temple Ikat motifs
  • Pallu: Pallu Is Royal Blue with floral Ikat motifs 
  • 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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