Assam Tribles Tradition

Assam Tribles Tradition

Bodo Tribe 

Bodo Tribe

  

     The Bodo Tribe of Assam reside amidst the lush greenery from Bodoland Territorial Council upto Karbialong. The women folk wear colorful handwoven attire known as Dokhna. This covers the whole body from chest down to the ankleand its length and breadth are made in such a way that it can be tied one round at a time around the waist. This dressis anidentifying feature. Dokhna are often embellished with different types of agororphul or embroidered flowers. Dokhnas are of various types– the ones without agoror embroidery are Salamatha or math. Women wear another garment called Jumgra (Scarf) which is wrapped around the body’s upper portion.

                                                       

      Aronai is a small Scarf, the sing of Bodo Tradition and is used to felicitate guest with honors, as a gift. In ancient period Bodo warriors used Aronai as a belt in the battle field. At the time of the war, Bodo women would weave Aronai within a single night and present it to the warrior as they set out for the battlefield. Bodo people usually wear cloth of indigenous product.

                                                         Dimasa 

   Dimasa tribe dress is very simlar to Bodos. The men and women of Dimasa wear clothes woven on householdlooms. The women wear Rigu, a skirt-like garmentusually made of silk or endi. On top, they wear a vest-like cloth, called Rijamphai. They also wear a garment called Rikhaosa while dancing. The Dimasa men wear costumes called Rica or Dhuni. They sport beautifully designed scarves known as Rinsaso. The men often wear turbans woven from pure cotton or Endi and which are 19 meters in length.

   Dimasa women are excellent weavers. They weave clothes which are simple as well as those with very high artistic merit. Most of the domestic requirements of clothes are met by the family looms. Spinning and weaving is confined to the womenand are considered obligatory duties of Dimasa women and girls. It is mandatory for a girl to weave her own wedding garment. The traditional loom is called ‘daophang’ and weaving is called “Daophang Dauba”. The bride carries the “Dauphang” to her in-laws house after marriage, not for her in-laws’use but for her own personal use. This is passed dowm from mother to daughter or nearest female relatives of her own female clan or ‘Jahdi’.

   The designs (Rikhu) woven into the Dimasa fabrics are unique. These patterns are made by tying the threads and then wovenin the usual way. So, when you touch any Dimasapattern, it appears very thick and has a 3D look and feel. Unlike designs (pari) of other communities which usually are of one or two colours, the Dimasas add three or more colours, thus creating multicoloured patterns. 

                                                                     Thai Phake Tribe 

    A Thai Phake woman uses a striped girdle, called Chin which stretches from the waist down to the ankles. She covers her upper body with a multi-coloured blouse, called Chekhamchum.A cloth belt with a 6 cm width and a 1.5 mlength called Chairchin encircles her waistDuring weddings, this Chaddar acts as the customary veil of the bride. 

   The Thai Phake manwears a chequered green loin cloth, with black stripes and red, yellow or white lining, called Fatong. He matches his Fatongwith a shirt called Sho. He also wears a white turban called Fa ho ho. For special occasions, the Thai Phake man adorns himself in a white shirt with long sleeves, enriched with a plain bordered white shawl called Fafekmai.

                                                                                Rabha Tribe

   The wear typical costumes known as koumkontong that are woven by women on the back-strap loom. These are usually very elegant and Akambang covers the upper part of the body like a stole. Rabha women also adorn themselves with colourful blouses that they make themselves. The women also wear a delicate belt made of several, small conch shells or pearl balls around their abdomen – the labok. 

                                                                                      Karbi Tribe,

  The traditional dresses of the Karbi people are designed very attractively by the adept Karbi weavers. Karbi women wear a short piece of cloth tied around the waist like a Mekhelaknown as Pinicamflak. Pe-kok and jar-ek is upper garment of the Karbi ladies. They wear a colorful striped Endi scarf called Khongjari during winters

                                                     

                                            
                                        Missing Tribe

  Mising women wear the Sampa around the waist. Married women wear an additional length of cloth the around the hip. The upper portion of the body remains covered by Galuk. The women also adorn themselves with headdress called Hura.The men wear white dhoti as the lower garment and a white bush shirt as the upper garment. They also wear a turban. The men also wear a cover coat with parallel and stripe design known as Mibu.