Rani Yellow Sankha Phula Bomkai Silk Saree sambalpuri dress set For weaving traditional pit loom

For weaving traditional pit loom with throw/fly shuttle technique is used

giving curvilinear ikat patterns par excellence in the finished weave

This is a black Tipa Pasapali meaning that small pasapali checks are woven across the width of fabric

Her wardrobe having been passed on to Priyanka Gandhi

These black threads form the warp

Rani Yellow Sankha Phula Bomkai Silk Saree sambalpuri dress set For weaving traditional pit loomBomkai Facts from GI (Geographical Indications) Document Bomkai saree originated from a small village called Bomkai in Ganjam district, South Odisha (woven mainly on coarse cotton). The designs now known as Bomkai developed in late 80s around Sonepur (Western Odisha) on finer cotton & silk with numerous buta buti design which is nowadays the main focus point of Odisha handloom sarees. It is woven by keeping warp stretched and extended while weft