Padmaja Sakhamuri

On September 24 to 26, 10.30 am to 7.30 pm 
At Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Shivaji Vastu Sangrahalaya, MG Road, Fort. 
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Puttedu Anchu

Puttedu Anchu

Found in the north-eastern part of the state, it used to be woven by farmers (male and female) as a gift for their daughters. Belonging to the matriarchal Lingayat community, the saree was offered to the goddess to evoke her blessings on a farmers' daughter's wedding.

"Designer Hemlata thought of reviving puttedu anchu and has contemporised it through patterns by getting weavers to resume work on these pieces," Padmaja Sakhamuri, joint secretary of the council, shares.

The saree usually has a contrast border and a fine plaid pattern on its body. Local grains and animals inspire the pieces, so they have a typical pattern wherein they replicate a chain of wheat grains using thread , which is woven into the narrow border of the saree.

Dhotra

The dhotra is a saree worn by local farmers in the Gagad, Gajebdragad and Bagalkot regions of the state. "There are about 45 artisans in a cluster in these regions. This weave came into being for people who didn't like the border or extra elements.

It's a plain cotton saree with a thin border that is reversible and worn by farmers," Sakhamuri says. There are also variants of silk and bamboo now.

Lakkundi

There were two types of borders back in the day — when you added the wheat grain pattern to a saree, it was called gomi teni; and if it had a plain border, it was called lakkundi.

The latter was part of daily wear in Lakkundi village and displays broad borders with lines and a plain body. It has two pallus, and doesn't require a fall.

Hubli

These cotton sarees are handwoven and even the yarn is pure co­t­ton. Origina­t­ing from Hubli, these sarees ha­ve been rev­ived by the weavers at the ha­nd weavers' hub, Gajendr­a­garh.

It has unique featu­r­es like reversible pallus on either side, and easy drape borders. The gadi-dadi border stripes are unique to this variant.

Home state

The Paithani saree from Aurangabad is a 100 per cent cotton saree that was earlier gifted to Maharashtran brides. The exhibition will see these sarees being brought back with a twist — the pattern on them will be inspired by the pichhli paintings from Udaipur, to give it a contemporary feel.

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