Weaves from Odisha


1. Sambalpuri Ikat

Reflecting the baandha style of craft, Sambalpuri fabrics range from geometric patterns to landscape, potratits and other motifs such as sankha (shell), chakra (wheel) and a variety of phula (flower).

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2. Bomkai cotton 

Woven by the adept artisans of Sonepur district, Bomkai is handloom fabric that has an attached GI tag and is also called the ‘Sonepuri’ fabric. Bomkai sarees are quite popular among fashion connoisseurs and are must-haves for an enviable saree collection.

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3. Berhampuri Paata 

Also called ‘Phoda Kumbha’, Berhampuri Paata too, boasts of a GI tag and is famous for its temple-shaped designs along the border and pallu portion. This paata has another distinction: it is draped around Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra in Puri Jagannath temple.

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4. Khandua Paata 

Khandua Paata is noted for the texts of Gita Govinda eteched on it. Traditionally red or orange in colour, these colours are procured naturally from sal trees. This fabric too, is a registered GI and originated in Cuttak and Maniabandha.

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5. Kotpad cotton 

Woven by the tribes of Kotpad village in Koraput, this fabric with a GI tag is renowned for being dyed organically. Vegetables are used to obtain the required colours with black and maroon being the major dyes.
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6. Habaspuri
Kondha weavers of Chicheguda in Kalahandi district intertwine magic with Habaspuri, one of the major cotton-based textiles of Odisha with fish, flower and temple motifs and is also a registered GI.

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7. Saktapar/Pasapali
Celebrated for its prominent double Ikat checkerboard pattern, Saktapar is famously known as ‘Pasapali’, attributed to Bargarh district in Odisha. Intricate pasaa (chess board) patterns in contrasting colours is its most striking feature.
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