The story of this piece
The peacock is the oldest guest in a Kanchipuram border, older than the trade that carries these sarees out of Tamil Nadu. Our weaver set the birds a hand's width apart and turned each one slightly off true, so the row breathes instead of repeating. Tilt the cloth to the light and the rose-gold zari lifts off the maroon one bird at a time.
Anatomy of the saree
- Weave
- Korvai, rose-gold zari
- Border
- Wide maroon peacock border
- Length
- 6.3 m, with blouse piece
- Weight
- Approx. 840 g
- Woven in
- Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Border
Wide maroon border, peacocks woven in rose-gold zari
Pallu
Teal pallu, gold check with scattered peacock buti
Blouse piece
Unstitched, teal silk with zari trim
Care
Dry clean only. Refold along a new line every six months, and keep the border out of direct sun.
Korvai
Mayil
Teal silk with a rose-gold peacock border
Teal that turns forest in low light, held by a maroon border where the peacocks are thrown in rose-gold zari. Plain across a room, detailed the moment it is in your hands.
- One piece only — never reordered
- Insured delivery across the UAE
- Fourteen day return window
Questions about this weave? Write to the studio.
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