All sarees
161 sarees so far, best known first. 42 more are on the list to be written.
🇹🇿 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
🇮🇳 IndiaGaji
A coarse handloom cloth of cotton or silk, wrapped as a sari and used for winter clothingCotton
🇮🇳 IndiaVadhuya
An ancient bridal garment from Vedic India fashioned from cotton, wool, and hideCotton
🇵🇰 PakistanSaraiki ajrakسرائیکی اجرک
A block-printed geometric shawl worn across southern Punjab in PakistanBlock print
🇧🇹 BhutanDumdyam
An ankle-length Lepcha wrap of one smooth cloth, solid in colour, held by a waistbandCotton
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreRogan painting
A cloth-painting craft from Gujarat and Afghanistan, worked in thick oil paint with a stylusHand painting · Block print
🇮🇳 IndiaTarpaya
An ancient Indian fine silk or linen cloth worn as a ritual lower garmentSilk
🇧🇩 BangladeshComilla khadi
Hand-spun, hand-woven cloth from Comilla, Bangladesh, once woven on pit loomsCotton
🇵🇭 Philippines and 3 morePatadyong
A straight wrap skirt from the Philippine islands, worn by men and womenChecks and stripes
🇮🇳 IndiaOnnara
A cotton undergarment tied tightly at the waist by Hindu women in KeralaCotton
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Kitenge: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kemben: Unknown author, 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
- Patadyong: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Kaunakes: Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 4.0, source
- Ulos: Boy Lawson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rogan painting: Wiki-uk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source