Rani Red Jala Gopalpur Tussar Silk Saree gopalpur tussar This is a tribal painted

This is a tribal painted wrap around skirt in soft tussar fabric

or even on any normal day

GRASS GREEN DOLABEDI SILK

Then plain black threads are set as the warp in a powerloom

The weaving of Nuapatna is more than 800 years old and linked with Lord

Rani Red Jala Gopalpur Tussar Silk Saree gopalpur tussar This is a tribal paintedGopalpur tussar has flourished since 16th century AD in Jajpur district when Sri Chaitanya (propagator of Bhakti Movement) with devotees (some were weavers) visited Odisha. Good quality katia yarns are procured from Mankidia of Balasore & Nuapatna district. Tussar silk cocoons are separated by specialized female artisans good quality is reeled into tussar yarn while coarse quality tussar is called ghicha tussar yarn. Weaving is done in a fly shuttle