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Thursday 1 September 2016

Arunachal Pradesh's Evolved Traditional Patterns Are Most Favored Pick In Fashion Industry


Rich tradition of textile designing from cotton yarn is enclosed in the chapter of Arunachal Pradesh hand-loom history which has a famous folk saying to have derived the art from the Podi Barbi Godesses. 


Strangely this hard work of weaving is transformed by Arunachal tribes into a sweet experience which is inscribed in their Galo song with mention of its techniques.  This weaving tradition was culminated by the female group of Arunachal with passion rather than as a tedious job. 


There are various colorful and intrinsic textile patterns of Arunachal Pradesh like Pailibos, Mishmi, Hrussos, Apa Tani,  Wancho, Adi, Singphos and Sherdukpens. Generally the symbols of these patterns are found to have close connectivity to themes of traditional warfare, jewelry, hospitality, field of achievements and social status.


Fabric materials are carefully spun across bamboo sticks before using it for dyeing and weaving purposes. Concentrated stripes with micro designs in between the blocks what Adi pattern represents. In this pattern making, there is lot of involvement of deep and light colorful stripes with simple and elegant designs. 


There are various bands made in context to usage purpose where upon the Adi pattern is imprinted dexterously with hands, involves frets, diamond and dot shapes encompassed in varied colors. Unique part of Adi pattern is that it has specific symbols to signify married, single and gender status for bag products. 


Another famous textile pattern of Arunachal is the Aptani which is produced in lots of green, black, yellow, red and blue color codes in intrinsic geometric, lines and bone shapes. Apatani pattern designed priest shawl and dress codes involves white diamond and orange stripe shapes. Even Aptani design gent’s coat, skirts, bags also carries famous pattern of diamond shape with more imaginative designs inspired from animal’s skin design like snake, frog and fish.


If you’re looking for textile pattern with ultra and variety then Wancho pattern will help treat your eyes. As Wancho pattern is very artistic with full of triangle, human figure, herring-bone, zigzag, stripes, grid, and geometric shapes. There are special Wancho head bands made only for certain community’s chief and his family members to mark their dignified status.

1 comment:

  1. It is time you free your calendar on the Ziro Festival dates and book your ticket to Arunachal Pradesh, the new music destination of India.

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