Ilkal, Bagalkot district
Ilkal
A cotton body and a silk pallu, joined by a row of hand-tied loops.
- Cluster
- Ilkal
- District
- Bagalkot
- State
- Karnataka
- Status
- GI 2007
How it is made
The join is called tope teni: the pallu is woven separately in pure silk, then locked to the cotton body loop by loop. It is the reason an Ilkal drapes heavy at one end and light at the other.
One piece in this weave
Bronze and madder body, six-inch art-silk border, pure silk pallu.
6.3 m with blouse piece₹4,800
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