‘IVORY’ PURE MASHRU SILK BANARASI SAREE

Product Details

Pure Mashru silk with the multy colour’s of dollar butta it’s close to satin silk.Mashru is explicitly mentioned in the administrative document, the Ain-i-Akbari, of the 16th-century Mughal Empire, under silken kinds of stuff: “… the ordinary orthodox Muslim was only anxious to wear clothes of simple material like linen and to avoid silk, velvet, brocade, or fur and coloured … Mashru.”^[1] Mixed silk-and-cotton textiles were worn, because, by canon, a Muslim must not wear a dress of pure silk.^[1] Varieties containing silk and cotton admixtures gained greater currency in the empire, more particularly after the issuance of the Ain-i-Akbari.^[2] During the Mughal period, Mashru was used for the costumes of courtiers and nobles.^[3] Mashru is presumed to be an Indian innovation.^[2]

• product – pure Banarasi Mashru silk saree 
• Fabric – Mashru silk 
• weight – 600 gm 
• Technique – An enduring Handloom weave. The elaborate and
• laborious technique involves hand-weaving each motif separately. It takes longer on the handloom, but makes a more robust pattern, which stands out on the fabric.
• Fabric – Light to carry and flattering to drape, pure Moonga  Silk.
• Color – Natural (cream)
• Speciality – Elegant almond gold zari woven in the exquisite weave, on a dainty palette. Enduring art from Banaras!
• Banaqrasi Handloom Promise – Handloom’s assurance of purity
• Expected Despatch Time – within 10 to 15 days