Handlooms of Tripura

Tripura Handlooms is an integral part of Tripura Arts and Crafts. The art of weaving is considered very sacred in Tripura. They perform a worship of Riha, which is the chest cover of the elders in the family. These are all hand-woven garments. The weavers in Tripura have expertized the handloom art. They have an ingrained aesthetic sense in them, which compliments their weaving of fantastic fabrics.

Handlooms in Tripura represents a harmonious blend of three kinds of traditions of weaving like: Tribal, Bengali and Manipuri. The Tribal Fabrics in Tripura are elegant in their designs. The color combination is rich and bold. The texture is long lasting.

The Bengali fabric style has introduced the use of products like silk saris, cotton saris, lungis, jute carpets, colorful furnishing fabrics and bedspreads .

The handloom weaves in Tripura, have been remarkable courageous to freely adopting the different motifs and techniques from the tradition of the neighbors along with enriching their own.

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