Sanchaari

Assam

Assamese Handloom Weaving

In Assam, weaving is a living cultural expression passed down across generations, mostly by women, who weave the mekhela sador, the gamosa and household textiles at home and in village clusters.

Assamese handloom — Women weavers at a frame loom, Upper Assam

The technique

Motifs are woven in on the loom with the bona (extra-weft pick-up) technique: the weaver counts warp threads with a bamboo needle and builds each pattern row by row. Cotton, hand-spun Khadi and Eri (Ahimsa) silk are woven on throw-shuttle, fly-shuttle and jacquard frame looms.

Makers of Assamese Handloom Weaving

Dimpi DuttaDimpi DuttaTraditional handloom weaver · Balijan, Baakhosti Ghoria, Jorhat, Assamwith SNEHPADJunmoni SaikiaJunmoni SaikiaTraditional handloom weaver · Annapurna Gaon, Borholla, Jorhat, Assamwith SNEHPADRupa BaruaRupa BaruaAssamese handloom weaving · Uttar Negheri, Golaghat, Assamwith SNEHPADIndreshwari Saikia BoraIndreshwari Saikia BoraAssamese handloom weaving · Uttar Negheri, Golaghat, Assamwith SNEHPADPoli Saikia RajkhowaPoli Saikia RajkhowaAssamese handloom weaving · Bekajan, Borholla, Jorhat, Assamwith SNEHPADProtima BoruaProtima BoruaAssamese handloom weaving · Uttar Negheri, Golaghat, Assamwith SNEHPADMomee Bora SaikiaMomee Bora SaikiaAssamese handloom weaving · Bekajan, Borholla, Jorhat, Assamwith SNEHPADRimpi BoraRimpi BoraAssamese handloom weaving · Narayanpur, Golaghat, Assamwith SNEHPADRita HatiboruahRita HatiboruahAssamese handloom weaving · Bekajan, Borholla, Jorhat, Assamwith SNEHPAD

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