Deomali is a Kotpad handloom saree woven in deep green Tussar Cotton Silk, available as an original Kotpad saree online from Pasapali. The body carries macha (fish) and pharsa (axe) tribal motifs woven via the extra-weft technique, set against earthy tones drawn entirely from natural dye. The blue and red accents hold the composition with measured contrast.

The Craft Behind Deomali

This is a GI certified Kotpad textile, woven by Mirgan tribal weavers of Odisha who have practised vegetable dye weaving across generations. The aal bark — sourced from the Morinda citrifolia tree — is boiled into a dye bath. Handspun Tussar Cotton Silk fibres are soaked in successive stages, allowing colour to bond with the yarn without the use of any synthetic fixatives or chemicals. The resulting tones are warm, rooted, and permanent in their own quiet way. The authentic Kotpad handloom process demands 25 to 30 days per saree, with each motif placed deliberately through extra-weft insertion and multi-shuttle interlocking at the border. No two pieces are identical.

Wearing Deomali

Tussar Cotton Silk carries a texture that is neither stiff nor fluid — it holds its pleat, falls with intention, and settles against the body with an ease that improves through wear. The weight is mid-range, appropriate across seasons without adjustment. The macha and pharsa motifs on the body and pallu connect the wearer to a living tribal weaving tradition rather than a decorative one. As a Kotpad saree for ethnic wear, Deomali is grounded without being ornate. As a Kotpad saree for festivals, the raised kumbha border and earthy green read with presence against both natural and artificial light. As a natural dyed saree for gifting, it carries a provenance — craft origin, community, and process — that stands behind the object itself.

Deomali is part of Pasapali's collection of natural dyed tribal sarees from Odisha, documenting the vegetable dyed saree Odisha tradition through each woven piece.

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