Tangail Handloom Sari Motifs: An Analysis from Documentation Perspective

Abstract

The Tangail handloom sari weavers have their own uniqueness for intertwining exclusive traditional motifs for a long time. They have been associated with this work generation after generation. Though the present scenario predicts the extinction of both handlooms and handloom weavers in the future. With them the traditional motifs they weave on sari will be disappeared too. So this article tries to document the traditional motifs woven by the artisans of Tangail handloom sari. Primary data were collected from several field surveys. Secondary data were collected from different published books, journals, research publications and websites. In this article sixty six traditional motifs of Tangail handloom sari are documented and discussed with drawings and images. Documentation and preservation of these motifs are very necessary to learn about one of the living heritages of Bangladesh.