The story of this piece
The darkest colour in the collection, and the one that takes the most gold. The peacocks in the border were drawn from the gopuram at the temple the family has woven for, repeated the length of the pallu and closed with navy tassels tied by hand.
Anatomy of the saree
- Weave
- Pure zari, gold brocade
- Border
- 9 inch gold peacock border
- Length
- 6.3 m, with blouse piece
- Weight
- Approx. 860 g
- Woven in
- Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Border
Wide gold border, peacocks between floral bands
Pallu
Gold brocade pallu, peacock repeats
Blouse piece
Unstitched, purple silk
Care
Dry clean only. Refold along a new line every six months, wrap in muslin, and keep away from direct light.
Pure Zari
Nizhal
Deep purple, a gold border of peacocks
Deep purple with gold butta scattered across the body and a wide zari border where peacocks sit between bands of floral work.
- One piece only — never reordered
- Insured delivery across the UAE
- Fourteen day return window
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