Bomkai Sonepuri Beige Cotton Saree Olive Paisley Buti

A handwoven Bomkai Sonepuri saree from the looms of Subarnapur in western Odisha The warm beige cotton body is scattered with extra weft olive grey paisley buti woven directly into the cloth A vertical floral garland border runs in olive on cream and the pallu opens into broad bands of dense floral and vine work in the same olive tones finishing in twisted cream tassels How to read a real Sonepuri Bomkai vs a powerloom imitation turn any paisley buti over and the back shows loose olive thread floats supplementary weft brocade always leaves this signature while a print is identical on both faces Run a fingertip across a motif and you can feel the buti sitting slightly raised because the weaver inserted a separate olive yarn not laid colour on top The olive in the border has tonal depth and slight yarn to yarn variation because the cotton was hank dyed before weaving powerloom prints deliver a flat uniform colour Bomkai work belongs to a tight cluster of family looms around Sonepur and the tradition carries a GI tag A piece like this takes ten to twelve days at the loom for a single weaver with the floral garland pallu accounting for the bulk of that time because every flower and vine is picked by hand with an extra weft Wear this one to day weddings art gallery openings a Diwali brunch an office Diwali function or any occasion where you want quiet detail rather than loud shine Style with the included cream blouse or switch in deep olive oxblood or unbleached ivory Oxidised silver jhumkas and a stack of antique brass bangles finish the drape