Orissa
Kuncha Drape
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This is a tribal drape from central Orissa. It is shown here on a Saktapar sari woven in Sambalpur, Orissa.
- Sari Length 5.5 meters / 6 yards
- Sari Courtesy of Manisha Gera Baswani
- Sari Detail Saktapar, 100% silk
- Blouse Rashmi Varma
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How-to Drape Instructions
- Double knot sari at right waist with inner end in front.
- Bring lower edge of inner end between legs and tuck in at center back waist.
- Drape outer end once anticlockwise and tuck in at right waist.
- Using an arm’s length measure, drape pallu front to back over left shoulder.
- Bring left portion to back and tuck in at center back waist.
- Bring pallu from back to front and drape over left arm.
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