Sarees of Beyond South Asia
The saree in Fiji, the Caribbean, East Africa, Britain and North America, and the wrapped cloths of Southeast Asia. 28 sarees on EveryPallu so far.
Typical motifs
The diaspora, and sari-like garments elsewhere.
Weaving centres
Yogyakarta 4Cirebon 2Kalasin 2Palembang 2Surakarta 2Antique 1Bali 1Ban Chiang 1Bangkok 1Bugasong 1Bug-Bug 1Chaiyaphum 1Chengdu 1Chonnabot 1Denpasar 1East Sumba 1Gianyar 1Java 1Kartasura 1Khorat Plateau 1Koto Gadang 1Lake Sebu 1Lamphun 1Luang Prabang 1Malacca 1Mari 1Mombasa 1Morogoro 1Nanjing 1North Sumatra 1Nusa Penida 1Ougala 1Padang 1Pampanga 1Pandai Sikek 1Parangtritis 1Rome 1Sambas 1Sampan Leu 1Silungkang 1Sisaket 1Solo 1Sorsogon 1South Cotabato 1Sumba 1Suzhou 1Tabanan 1Tenganan Pegeringsingan 1Tenganan Pegringsinga 1Ubon Ratchathani 1Udon Thani 1Yasothon 1Zanzibar 1AthensBabylonErnabellaKota Bharu
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreBrocade
A decorative shuttle-woven cloth with an extra weft, used for Banarasi saris.Silk · Brocade · Zari work
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreResist dyeing
A family of dyeing methods that keep colour out to form a patternTie-dye · Ikat
🇱🇦 Laos and 1 moreSinhສິ້ນ
A handmade tube skirt in silk or cotton, worn in Laos and northeast ThailandSilk
🇮🇩 IndonesiaSumba textiles
Ikat cloths and tube skirts from a small island in eastern Indonesia, woven by womenIkat · Embroidery
🇮🇩 IndonesiaBalinese textiles
The woven cloths of Bali, from sacred double ikat to gold-dusted ceremony wearCotton · Ikat · Brocade
🇮🇳 IndiaSari-inspired dress
A sewn Western dress that borrows the sari's drape, colour and ornamentSilk · Embroidery
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreKebayaꦏꦼꦧꦪ
A front-opening blouse worn across Southeast Asia with a sarong or kainCotton · Embroidery
🇮🇩 IndonesiaTenunꦠꦼꦤꦸꦤ꧀
Handwoven Indonesian cloth created with ancient ikat and supplementary metallic threadsCotton · Ikat · Brocade
🇹🇭 ThailandKhitผ้าขิด
A handwoven cloth from Isan, Thailand, with geometric patterns that seem to float.Brocade
🇮🇩 IndonesiaParang batik꧋ꦧꦠꦶꦏ꧀ꦥꦫꦁ
A diagonal Javanese batik motif of interlocking S shapes, read as ocean wavesSilk · Batik
🇵🇭 PhilippinesT'nalak
A sacred abaca ikat cloth woven from dreamt patterns by Tboli women in MindanaoIkat
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreSongketᬲᭀᬂᬓᬾᬢ᭄
A hand-woven brocade cloth of Southeast Asia, patterned with gold or silver threadSilk · Brocade · Zari work
🇮🇩 IndonesiaGeringsingᬕ᭄ᬭᬶᬂᬲᬶᬂ
A sacred double ikat cloth woven only in Tenganan, a Bali Aga village in BaliCotton · Ikat
🇹🇭 ThailandThai silkผ้าไหมไทย
Hand-woven Thai silk with a two-tone sheen, from glossy mulberry and matte eri cocoonsSilk · Brocade
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreBatikꦧꦛꦶꦏ꧀
A wax-resist dyeing technique from Java, used for patterned cloth.Silk · Batik · Hand painting
🇹🇭 ThailandPanungผ้านุ่ง
A long cotton cloth wrapped at the waist and worn below the knee in ThailandCotton · Checks and stripes
🇮🇹 ItalyToga
A heavy woollen cloth draped over the shoulders in ancient RomeWool
🇬🇷 GreeceHimationἱμάτιον
An ancient Greek wrap of wool or linen, draped without pins over a tunicWool · Embroidery · Hand painting
🇬🇷 GreeceChlamysχλαμύς
An ancient Greek and Byzantine draped cloak made from a single rectangular clothWool · Embroidery
🇹🇿 Tanzania and 4 moreKanga
A printed cotton wrap worn in East Africa, often carrying a Swahili proverbCotton · Block print · Hand painting
🇮🇶 IraqKaunakes
An ancient Sumerian woollen wrap with tufts that mimic sheepskinWool
🇮🇩 IndonesiaUlosᯥᯞᯘᯬ᯲
A handwoven Batak cloth from North Sumatra, draped at weddings to bind bride and groom.Cotton
🇲🇿 MozambiqueCapulananguvu
A versatile Mozambican wrapped cloth with historic trade roots and symbolic patterns
🇲🇼 Malawi and 5 moreKitenge
A thicker wrapped African cloth, often printed in bright wax patternsBatik
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreKembenꦏꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦤ꧀
A shoulder-baring chest wrap from Java and Bali, held with a cordIkat
🇰🇭 Cambodia and 3 moreSbaiស្បៃ
A shawl-like breast cloth derived from the sari, worn over one shoulder in Southeast AsiaSilk · Embroidery · Brocade
🇲🇷 Mauritania and 5 moreMelhfa
A cotton rectangle wound from head to toe against desert sun, sand and coldCotton · Embroidery
🇵🇭 Philippines and 3 morePatadyong
A straight wrap skirt from the Philippine islands, worn by men and womenChecks and stripes
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Geringsing: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Kitenge: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kemben: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Toga: Anonymous ( Category:Roman Empire ) Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Thai silk: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Capulana: Steve Evans, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kanga: Petr Berka ( Petrberka ), Public domain, source
- Sbai: Stephowz, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Batik: Fpangestuphotographer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Panung: เอบ บุนนาก, Public domain, source
- Resist dyeing: Ardyansa Nugraha, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sinh: YashiWong, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Patadyong: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Balinese textiles: Chris Hazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sumba textiles: Chris Hazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chlamys: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Himation: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sari-inspired dress: Triangle films, Public domain, source
- Kebaya: Simon_sees, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kaunakes: Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 4.0, source
- Tenun: Silitonga, G., Soekardi, R., and Tambunan, S., Public domain, source
- Khit: Pawyilee, Public domain, source
- T'nalak: USAID Biodiversity & Forestry, Public domain, source
- Parang batik: Q100422095, Public domain, source
- Ulos: Boy Lawson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Songket: Rijksmuseum, CC0, source
- Brocade: After James Lehman (England, circa 1688-1745), Public domain, source