Garment & Textile · Fabric

Jamdani

Fine cotton/silk handloom with supplementary-weft discontinuous brocade.

Origin

Bengal, Andhra Pradesh

Era

Mughal

Also known as

Dhakai, Jamdhanee

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Industrialist View

GI tag: Uppada (AP), Dhakai (Bangladesh). UNESCO ICH 2013. Ultra-slow: 3–6 months per saree. Premium ₹20,000+.

Motifs are floated, not surface-printed — hand-finish the pallu; never iron motifs direct.

Called 'woven in the air' in Bengali.