It is an entire language in itself. Handloom weaving is concentrated in the sub-divisions of Sadar, Soonamura, Khowai, Kailasahar and Belonia with motifs peculiar to the Chakma, Kuki, Lussai and Reang tribes. The colour and texture of the fabric is still vivid in my memory even after two decades! In subsequent visits I made it a point to visit the market but never found anything as breathtaking! In Nagaland almost exclusively wool and cotton is woven in small portable looms and since only narrow pieces can be woven on it, they are joined together.
The most popularly woven textile is the dakmanda, worn from the waist to a little below the knee. These clothes in the olden days were not allowed to be woven by the commoners. Moreover, the production of jainsen https://www.mmtex.top/product/polyester-spandex-fabric/ (typical Meghalaya women’s wear) with local mulberry silk has also been introduced. Similarly, there is a taboo on women in basket making: it is believed that if any woman weaves a basket, the male will be idle and timid and, as a result, he will not be successful in hunting.Although a small state, Meghalaya’s of the three ancient hill communities: the Khasi, Jaintias and Garos.
An ancient king named Trilochan (alias Subrai) was a great patron and he married many girls only to honour their skills. Animals are terrified of blood, and consequently are very afraid of the women due to menstrual cycles. The texture and durability of the endi silk produced in Meghalaya is famous. I have shared some really joyful moments in my extensive travels in the interiors of Northeast especially Assam with women weavers who went about creating saris, mekhla chadors as they sat under almost ramshackle thatched roofs with their rather basic looms weaving the most intricate dreams so joyfully, laughing, singing and cracking jokes.
Specific designs and styles of weaving set apart the tribes with a complex hierarchy firmly in place even till date, especially at the grass-root level. The cotton is grown in the jhoom. It was also forbidden to put on these clothes while crossing a big river. The main feature of Tripura handlooms is vertical and horizontal stripes with scattered embroidery in different colours, and designs are tribe peculiar. Only the chief’s and the official’s families were allowed to weave these clothes. Naga tribes weave their specific sashes, shawls and other textiles, with designs peculiar to each tribe. It is so ironical that so many of them wouldn’t even have chance to wear some of the fabulous textiles they helped create.
The Khakloo are a small, little known tribe who claim direct relationship with the Purum Tipra — a dominant community that ruled Tripura for centuries. All dyeing is done by women, and it is ana, or forbidden, for men to take part in the operation, as it is believed that any man who touches dye or a cloth that is being dyed will be unable to shoot any game, and will be especially liable to suffer from consumption. Cotton would be abundantly produced in the Jhoom fields in the hills.
The most popularly woven textile is the dakmanda, worn from the waist to a little below the knee. These clothes in the olden days were not allowed to be woven by the commoners. Moreover, the production of jainsen https://www.mmtex.top/product/polyester-spandex-fabric/ (typical Meghalaya women’s wear) with local mulberry silk has also been introduced. Similarly, there is a taboo on women in basket making: it is believed that if any woman weaves a basket, the male will be idle and timid and, as a result, he will not be successful in hunting.Although a small state, Meghalaya’s of the three ancient hill communities: the Khasi, Jaintias and Garos.
An ancient king named Trilochan (alias Subrai) was a great patron and he married many girls only to honour their skills. Animals are terrified of blood, and consequently are very afraid of the women due to menstrual cycles. The texture and durability of the endi silk produced in Meghalaya is famous. I have shared some really joyful moments in my extensive travels in the interiors of Northeast especially Assam with women weavers who went about creating saris, mekhla chadors as they sat under almost ramshackle thatched roofs with their rather basic looms weaving the most intricate dreams so joyfully, laughing, singing and cracking jokes.
Specific designs and styles of weaving set apart the tribes with a complex hierarchy firmly in place even till date, especially at the grass-root level. The cotton is grown in the jhoom. It was also forbidden to put on these clothes while crossing a big river. The main feature of Tripura handlooms is vertical and horizontal stripes with scattered embroidery in different colours, and designs are tribe peculiar. Only the chief’s and the official’s families were allowed to weave these clothes. Naga tribes weave their specific sashes, shawls and other textiles, with designs peculiar to each tribe. It is so ironical that so many of them wouldn’t even have chance to wear some of the fabulous textiles they helped create.
The Khakloo are a small, little known tribe who claim direct relationship with the Purum Tipra — a dominant community that ruled Tripura for centuries. All dyeing is done by women, and it is ana, or forbidden, for men to take part in the operation, as it is believed that any man who touches dye or a cloth that is being dyed will be unable to shoot any game, and will be especially liable to suffer from consumption. Cotton would be abundantly produced in the Jhoom fields in the hills.
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