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Description

The Bomkai saree has been originated from a small picturesque village called Bomkai in Ganjam district, 156 Km from Bhubaneswar in Odisha. Latter on it is introduced in Sonepur. Before 1950’s the main product mix of this area was cotton sari and dhotis. The main occupation of “Bhulia” community was weaving. Weavers had looms of short width and they used to weave cotton sari of length 13 ft and its width was 3 ft.Cotton yarns of 10s to 40s counts were used in earlier days. However, at present, fine cotton yarns (2/80, 2/100, 2/120s), mulberry silk, tasar silk, zari etc are being used extensively .Fly shuttle pit looms as well as frame looms are used. 3 shuttle technique is used to get solid border effect, locally called as “Muhojorha saree”. Extra warp design in border and extra weft design in body and pallu are woven with the help of dobby/jacquard/jala.

This saree is woven by award winner , Master weaver Late Shri Kabiraj Nayak. The looms are kept alive by his wife , Mrs Sabita Nayak.

Additional information

Type

Ganjam Bomkai

Color

Brunt Orange

Length

6.3 meters

Weight

650 grams approximately

Material

Cotton 40 count

Blouse

Available

Theme

Ganjam Bomkai

Special Instruction

Dry clean only

Shipped By

Seerat Creations Pvt. Ltd.

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