Salem silk

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Salem Silk
Geographical indication
Silk Handloom Salem TN - 2.jpg
A traditional silk handloom in Salem
Description Silk clothes manufactured in Salem region
Type Handicraft
Area Salem, Tamil Nadu
Country India
Registered2007-08
Material silk

Salem Silk or Salem Venpattu refers to silk clothes made in the Salem region in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [1] It was declared as a Geographical indication in 2007-08. [2] [3]

References

  1. "Application details". Government of India . Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. Geographical indications in India (Report). Government of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. "GI shield for state's silk fabrics". The Times of India . 2 May 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.