'Orissa tie-and-dye at a glance'

摘要

Orissa, the land of art and architecture has ever occupied the place of prominence in production of the beautiful fabrics of delicacy by 'IKAT' technique, which is also known as "Tie-and-Dye". 'IKAT' is a Malayan word introduced into European language by Rouffair, which is derived from the word 'Mangikat meaning to bind' knot, or 'wind round'. In India, it is known in the name of 'Bandhni', in Malayan peninsula 'tjindai' 'tjinde' or 'chindi' and in Indochina 'Hoi'. In India, the IKAT fabrics are produced in different names at differently places. It is known as 'Patola' in Gujarat, 'Bandhni' in Rajasthan, 'Pagdu Bandhu', 'Buddavas' and 'Chitki' in Andhra Pradesh and Bandha' in Orissa. The Bandha fabrics of Orissa has its own specialty and so the popularity.