Warli folk art · Maharashtra, India

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oldest stories
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2,500-year-old tribal art from the Sahyadri mountains — now printed on premium streetwear. Each piece is a living canvas of Warli tradition.
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Warli folk art◆ Tarpa dancer motif◆ Sun wheel print◆ 2,500 year tradition◆ Delivers in 5–7 days (US)◆ Free shipping◆ Warli folk art◆ Tarpa dancer motif◆ Sun wheel print◆ 2,500 year tradition◆ Delivers in 5–7 days (US)◆ Free shipping◆

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Every piece carries authentic Warli motifs — the sacred visual language of the Adivasi tribes of Maharashtra.
Tarpa Procession — Warli all-over camp shirt
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Tarpa Procession — Warli all-over camp shirt

(Black / 2XS - Black / 6XL)
$65.00
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Warli Heritage Border Tee
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Warli Heritage Border Tee

(Burgandy / XS - Burgandy / 2XL)
$45.00
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Warli Village Life — panel-print series
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Warli Village Life — panel-print series

(Vintage White / 2XS - Vintage White / 6XL)
$65.00
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Warly Tribal Art Unisex Hoodie
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Warly Tribal Art Unisex Hoodie

(Multicolor / 2XS - Multicolor / 6XL)
$89.99
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The art behind the cloth
What is Warli?
Click a motif to learn what it means — and where it lives on our garments.
Click a motif to learn what it means — and where it lives on our garments.
Swipe to explore the motif — and where it lives on our garments.
Tarpa dancer
On the stripe tee & border shirt
Sun wheel
On the teal hoodie chest
Sacred mandala
On the black camp shirt
The Tarpa dancer is the most iconic symbol in Warli art. Warli communities dance in expanding circles around the Tarpa — a traditional horn instrument played during harvest and wedding ceremonies. The outstretched arms and wide stance represent collective joy. On the maroon tee, a column of dancers runs the full length of the body — a procession, not just a print.
The sun wheel appears at the center of every Warli painting. Eight spokes mark the eight phases of the farming calendar — planting, rain, growth, harvest. Worn on the chest of the teal hoodie, it sits exactly where the heart is. That placement is intentional: the sun feeds life, and life starts at the heart.
The sacred mandala motif on the black camp shirt draws from the Warli tradition of circular cosmology — the universe as concentric rings, each layer a different realm of existence. The outer ring is the earth, the middle is the community, the inner ring is the self. All-over placement means you're wrapped in the cosmos, not just decorated by it.
Our origin
Our origin
"We didn't design these patterns. We inspired from them."

We create each Warly garment — from concept to cut — but the patterns themselves belong to a 2,500-year-old tradition. Warli artists from Palghar district have painted these geometric stories on mud walls since long before borders existed: triangles for bodies, circles for the sun, lines for harvest.

Inspired by them, we translate their sacred motifs onto fabric. Every piece features a named Warli pattern, credits the artist who shared it, and carries forward a living visual dialect of Maharashtra's Adivasi tribes. This is cultural street luxury: designed by us, rooted in their legacy.

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