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Anuradha Pegu

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Pegu Rasom nagar, Govt. Basic Muga Seed Farm, khanpara-22, Guwahati, Kamrup, Assam.

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Silk fabrics from Assam have earned immense recognition globally. The state is home to several types of silks, which include the hand-oven fabrics of muga, pat (mulberry silk) and eri (endi).

Muga has a natural golden texture, and is one of the finest wild silks of India. It is produced only in Assam. Muga is mildly warm and particularly suited for winters. Zari work woven on Muga silk fabrics was worn by royalty, but today zari has been replaced by multicoloured cotton threads. Cotton textile from Assam is also well accepted. This material is used for bedspreads, furnishing material, mekhala, haddars, shawls and saris. The lasingphee fabric produced by weavers of Cachar district is extraordinarily warm and soft with excellent craftsmanship as it is woven by using colourful staple yarn with cotton or bamboo inserted between the wefts for warmth.

The weavers from Assam weave beautiful designs on the borders of their mekhlas, chaddars, rihas (traditional garments used by the women)and gamosas (towels). These patterns generally involve animal figures, human figures, flowers, birds or diamonds. The designs in Assam are symbolic of the different tribes and ethnic groups of the area.

For domestic consumption a throw-shuttle loom is used in the non-tribal lowlands while commercial weaving is done on fly-shuttle looms with the aid of a jacquard device. Fabrics from Assam Women weavers work from a graph of small designs which are generally geometric patterns embellished with floral tracery in between coloured stripes and are woven on a loin-loom with traditional colours. As per custom, the young woman in Assamese society has to present a self-woven bihuan (gamosa or towel) to her beloved as a token of love, and to elders as a symbol of respect on Bohag Bihu (New Years Eve). These towels are white with patterns at both ends with stylized forms of birds, animals, humans, flowers, foliage and geometric motifs. The beautiful tribal mirijim work is commonly done on blankets, mattresses and floor coverings in honour of guests and visiting dignitaries. The work is known for its great beauty, excellence of traditional designs and durability.

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