Gentle Black Pure Handloom Maheshwari Silk Saree, Copper Panelled Borders | Sangam All Bangalori Silk Hand Painted Dupatta stamped one block at a

stamped one block at a time

Bandhej Tie Dye

and a different floral leaf band at the base of the bottom

With Wooden Rod

*Work: Handloom Weaving

Gentle Black Pure Handloom Maheshwari Silk Saree, Copper Panelled Borders | Sangam All Bangalori Silk Hand Painted Dupatta stamped one block at aA matte black body under wide bands of copper, with small buti across the field. Why this piece Copper, not gold the border bands read copper and brown against the black rather than yellow metal, which is what makes this piece look different from every other black. A matte ground the black is worked flat rather than lustrous, so the banding does all the work at the edge. Small buti allover the figures repeat sparsely across the whole field, dobby set