Black Meenadar Handwoven Banarasi Tanchoi Silk Saree

A black Banarasi saree in pure Katan silk, with Tanchoi meenakari motifs in coloured silk and zari worked across the satin ground. The motifs, anchal and border are all woven in zari — the meena lights the buttis from inside the weave against the deep black field. Handwoven in Varanasi on a traditional pit loom. Tanchoi gives the drape its dense satin ground; Meenadar enamels the motifs in coloured silk alongside the zari. Together they sit among the most jewel-like compositions a Banarasi loom can produce, and the loom hours behind a single yard make their luxury impossible to fake. Styling Note Drape Nivi for the cleanest read of the meena against the black, or Bengali for a softer pallu. Pair with polki, kundan or temple jewellery — black anchors all of them. A wine, emerald or deep-rose raw silk blouse plays with the meena palette. Weave Tanchoi, Meenadar Motif Meenakari buttis in coloured silk and zari Zari Zari motifs alongside meena, with zari anchal and border Border & Anchal Tanchoi border with a meenadar zari anchal Colour A shade of black Material Katan silk Measurement 5.5 m saree with 0.8 m blouse piece Or