Embroidered Shawl
Hand-embroidered · Toda
Monochrome shawls carrying ceremonial motifs and lineage marks.
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Clothing, Textiles & Adornment
Explore traditional garments, weaving systems, dyes and ornamentation across regional tribes — with notes on technique, material and cultural meaning.
Handweave
Natural dye
Featured garments & textiles
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River-stitched SariHandloom · Kora
Natural-dyed cotton sari woven in narrow looms with river motifs.
View details →Beaded VestBanjara · Ornament
Mirror work and bead embroidery used for ceremonies and display.
View details →Indigo ClothNatural dye · Rabari
Resist-dyed textiles using locally foraged indigo and fermentation vats.
View details →Warp IkatTechnique · Tribal weaver
Complex pre-dyed warps produce sharp, blurred patterns after weaving.
View details →Bead NecklaceAdornment · Bhil
Layered bead necklaces used as identity markers and ceremonial gifts.
View details →How clothing preserves knowledge
Garments act as living records — indicating trade routes, clan membership, and seasonal knowledge. Browse method notes, dye recipes and loom diagrams in our research section.
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