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TextileGI Tagged · 2013
Machilipatnam Kalamkari
TownMachilipatnam
StateAndhra Pradesh
Craft typeTextile
GI tag2013
About
A hand-block-printed style of Kalamkari distinct from its hand-painted Srikalahasti cousin, using intricately hand-carved wooden blocks to stamp intricate floral and paisley patterns onto cotton.
Did you know? Unlike Srikalahasti's pen-drawn Kalamkari, Machilipatnam's version is entirely block-printed — a single elaborate design can require dozens of separately carved wooden blocks, one for each colour and outline layer.