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
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreSongketᬲᭀᬂᬓᬾᬢ᭄
A hand-woven brocade cloth of Southeast Asia, patterned with gold or silver threadSilk · Brocade · Zari work
🇮🇩 IndonesiaTenunꦠꦼꦤꦸꦤ꧀
Handwoven Indonesian cloth created with ancient ikat and supplementary metallic threadsCotton · Ikat · Brocade
🇮🇩 IndonesiaParang batik꧋ꦧꦠꦶꦏ꧀ꦥꦫꦁ
A diagonal Javanese batik motif of interlocking S shapes, read as ocean wavesSilk · Batik
🇮🇩 IndonesiaGeringsingᬕ᭄ᬭᬶᬂᬲᬶᬂ
A sacred double ikat cloth woven only in Tenganan, a Bali Aga village in BaliCotton · Ikat
🇮🇩 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
🇱🇦 Laos and 1 moreSinhສິ້ນ
A handmade tube skirt in silk or cotton, worn in Laos and northeast ThailandSilk
🇮🇩 IndonesiaBalinese textiles
The woven cloths of Bali, from sacred double ikat to gold-dusted ceremony wearCotton · Ikat · Brocade
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreKebayaꦏꦼꦧꦪ
A front-opening blouse worn across Southeast Asia with a sarong or kainCotton · Embroidery
🇹🇿 Tanzania and 4 moreKanga
A printed cotton wrap worn in East Africa, often carrying a Swahili proverbCotton · Block print · Hand painting
🇮🇩 IndonesiaUlosᯥᯞᯘᯬ᯲
A handwoven Batak cloth from North Sumatra, draped at weddings to bind bride and groom.Cotton
🇲🇷 Mauritania and 5 moreMelhfa
A cotton rectangle wound from head to toe against desert sun, sand and coldCotton · Embroidery
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
- Kanga: Petr Berka ( Petrberka ), Public domain, source
- Batik: Fpangestuphotographer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Panung: เอบ บุนนาก, Public domain, source
- Sinh: YashiWong, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Balinese textiles: Chris Hazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kebaya: Simon_sees, CC BY 2.0, source
- Tenun: Silitonga, G., Soekardi, R., and Tambunan, S., Public domain, source
- Parang batik: Q100422095, Public domain, source
- Ulos: Boy Lawson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Songket: Rijksmuseum, CC0, source