Kuthampully Saree

Kuthampully Saree is a type of Sari traditionally made by weavers from Kuthampully village in Thiruvilwamala Grama Panchayat of Thrissur district of Kerala state in India. The Kuthampully Saree^[1] is distinguished by its Saree borders.

History

In 1972, Kuthampully Handloom Industrial Cooperative Society was registered with 102 members. Kannada people is almost living in kuthampully . Their caste were Devanga Chettiar origin at Bangalore and Mysore. Now it has 814 members with own building in Kuthampully. In September 2011, the Kuthampully Saree got exclusive Intellectual Property rights through Geographical indication Act (GI).^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

References

1. . external. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
2. "Kuthampully sarees get an IP address, weave history". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
3. "Kerala handloom to get international branding". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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5. "Weaving a Devanga style". Keralalivenews. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
6. "Kuthampully Kerala Saree".