Deep Brown Lightweight Handwoven Pure Silk Kanjivaram Saree with Zari Kattam Body Mayil Chakram Butta and Ornate Gold Zari Border

At the Portland Artisan Market, where handmade is understood as the highest standard and craft is worn as identity, this deep brown Kanjivaram silk saree arrives with the opulent luminosity of a Zari Kattam body carrying large oval Mayil Chakram buttas in dense antique gold zari — a saree that embodies the art of Zari Kattam Kanchipuram weaving. Fine zari threads intersect across the silk body to form a luminous grid — the Zari Kattam weave — upon which large oval Mayil Chakram butta motifs are placed in dense antique gold zari, each one a statement of weaver mastery.

The body glows in deep brown silk, its surface animated by the fine Zari Kattam grid that catches light with every movement. Upon this luminous ground, large oval Mayil Chakram buttas — circular peacock medallion motifs of extraordinary scale and density — are scattered across the field in dense antique gold zari. The combination of the fine ZK grid and the large-scale butta motifs creates a surface of extraordinary visual richness.

The self-colour border carries one of the most ornate antique gold zari structures in the Kanjivaram tradition — a dense Mubbagam-inspired multi-band array of Mayil peacock processions, elephant medallions, and cascading geometric zari bands in antique gold, the border itself a display of extraordinary weaver devotion. The self-colour pallu continues with the full ornate array. Explore our full range of handwoven Zari Kattam Kanchipuram silk sarees — each one a luminous zari grid woven by master weavers in Tamil Nadu.

❖ Handwoven by master weavers in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
❖ Pure mulberry silk, Silk Mark certified
❖ Zari Kattam weave — fine zari threads intersecting across the silk body to form a luminous grid
❖ Large oval Mayil Chakram butta motifs in dense antique gold zari
❖ Ornate self-colour border with Mayil, elephant and geometric antique gold zari array
❖ Saree length 6.3 metres including pallu
❖ Also handwoven in this family: Zari Kattam Kanchipuram silk sarees — fine zari threads intersecting to form a luminous grid