Garment & Textile · Women's Garment

Dupatta

Long scarf (2–2.5 yd) worn across the chest or over the head, completing a suit.

Origin

India, Pakistan

Era

Pre-colonial

Also known as

Chunni, Odhni

CC-licensed · free to use

Industrialist View

Matches or contrasts kameez. Edge finished with piping, tassels, gota, kinari. Chiffon, cotton, silk variants.

Finish 4 sides: rolled hem on silk; piping + tassel on cotton. Pallu side gets zari border.

Worn as head covering in rural north; as fashion statement elsewhere.