Mekhela Sador

Common motifs include floral patterns, geometric shapes, and representations of local wildlife, which celebrate the region's natural beauty.

It is a wide cylindrical piece cloth that is folded into one or two pleats to fit around the waist and tucked in.

The patterns include motifs of animals, birds, human forms, flowers, diamond, and celestial phenomenon.

The bright-hued diamond motifs representing fine workmanship is a typical and traditional feature of the textiles of Assam.

In Pat and Muga silk, delicate designs of flowers and creepers while bold motifs of geometric shapes are typically found in Eri and Cotton.

A girl wearing mekhela sador dress
Traditional Assamese motifs on a Mekhela Sadar fabric
On display, a hand-woven mekhela chador in pat silk depicting an exquisite pattern of wildlife in Kaziranga