Kalamkari Cotton Saree Rust Orange Elephant Pallu

A handwoven rust orange silk cotton saree in multicolour Kalamkari florals with a dark green figurative pallu of an elephant procession earthy and festive Block printed in the Pedana Machilipatnam Kalamkari tradition using natural dyes the terracotta body carries flowering vines in cream black indigo and green The pallu shifts to deep green around a cream and rust narrative panel of an elephant and figures and the matching blouse piece picks up a cream paisley buti How to spot the real handloom The rust is alum mordant madder and the black is fermented iron natural dyes that read slightly uneven and deepen with washing unlike a uniform chemical print Outlines are block printed with hand finished fills the design soaks through to the reverse with block join marks and small registration slips visible up close The body is mordant treated cotton silk in a warm lived in tone with a soft handloom hand never a stiff coated surface Wear it for festivals day functions and celebrations pair with a rust black or green blouse and silver or terracotta jewellery