Sabai Grass Wall Basket (Medium) woo_import_1 "Waves refers to the sharp

"Waves refers to the sharp Zinjiri made across the fabric"

in which the weft threads are set as blue bandha done by weavers

These are then used for making utility items

The blue fabric is single ikat made in Maniabandha/Nuapatna while the red tribal fabric is Sambalpuri single ikat

Then these bandha threads are set as the warp in a powerloom

Sabai Grass Wall Basket (Medium) woo_import_1 "Waves refers to the sharpThe artistic hands of rural people have given a new recognition in handicraft. Sabai grass is collected from the forest mainly by the rural women who are then dried and made into ropes by manually operated machines . The dyes used for colouring the rope are synthetic dyes. These are then used for making utility items.