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The story of this piece
Green this deep needs the zari kept light, so the butta were set far apart and the weight given to the border instead. The vine running through the lilac is a pattern from a nineteenth-century weave book, redrawn for a wider loom.
Anatomy of the saree
- Weave
- Pure zari, brocade butta
- Border
- 8 inch lilac border, gold vine
- Length
- 6.3 m, with blouse piece
- Weight
- Approx. 790 g
- Woven in
- Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Border
Wide pale lilac border, gold vine and floral
Pallu
Lilac pallu in a dense gold repeat
Blouse piece
Unstitched, lilac silk
Care
Dry clean only. Refold along a new line every six months, wrap in muslin, and keep away from direct light.
Pure Zari
Mullai
Forest green, pale lilac border
860Forest Green
The green of a forest floor against a pale lilac border, scattered with gold butta that only catch the light when the cloth moves.
- One piece only — never reordered
- Insured delivery across the UAE
- Fourteen day return window
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