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बर' BodoCategory
Dress and Ornaments, Traditional Practices
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DimasaCategory
Dress and OrnamentsSummary
The term is used to refer to the Border Design found in Dimasa traditional cloths. It includes geometrical, dotted, plants, animals, flowers, etc. Each of the Riku Dima has its own unique name.
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बर' BodoCategory
Dress and OrnamentsSummary
Weaving is an indispensable part of the Bodo society where different types of clothes are woven. It used to be a part and parcel of every family some decades ago. Most Bodo women are still expert in weaving traditional clothes.
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बर' BodoCategory
Dress and Ornaments, Traditional PracticesSummary
मुथि (Muthi) is a handle that is connected to the harness that helps the weaver to control the shuttle thrown or passed back and forth through the shed, between the yarn threads of the warp in order to weave in the weft.
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बर' BodoCategory
Dress and Ornaments, Traditional PracticesSummary
मुथि आसान (Muthi Asan) is a beautiful ornament worn as a bangle, it is a mainly silver made bangle with a length of approx 6-7cm.
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बर' BodoCategory
Dress and Ornaments, Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
The hand-woven mulberry silk fabric is very popular among the Bodo womenfolk and used in weddings and ceremonies. They create different designs of their liking on it and there are different qualities. The best qualities are in great demand.
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बर' BodoCategory
Dress and Ornaments, Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Indi shawl, made from mulberry silk, is very popular among the Bodos & used in winter and special occasions. It is traditionally prepared with the help of handloom. Although readymade shawls are also imported, a Bodo woman would prefer the local made one.
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बर' BodoCategory
Dress and Ornaments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Golden silk thread is made from the cocoons of mulberry silkworms. The cocoons are first boiled in water and then reeled with the help of a simple tool called 'thaokhri'. It is then spun with the help of a spinning wheel, thickened and dried.
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बर' BodoCategory
Dress and Ornaments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Reeling of silk from mulberry silk is a common practice of Boro womenfolk. The practice of rearing silkworm and reeling of silk give economic relief to some families. But, at present, it has been a challenge for the womenfolk to thrive in this business.
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बर' BodoCategory
Dress and Ornaments, Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Preparation of thread from silkworm is one of the main economic activities of womenfolk. The cocoon is first processed in boiling water and then the thread is reeled with the help of a simple tool called "thaukhri".