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Idu Mishmi Men in their Traditional Dress
2022
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
The Idus can be easily identified by their clothes having distinctive patterns and colours. The women use simple back strap looms to weave complex patterns and designs for dresses for both men and women. Their brilliant sense of colour is reflected in their repertoire of designs and products.
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- Title: Idu Mishmi Men in their Traditional Dress
- Date Created: 2022
- Contributor: Dept. of Tourism, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh facilitated the on-ground research.
- Rights: Banglanatak.com, Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation
- About the craft: The Idu Mishmis constitute one of the sub-communities of the Mishmis, an ethnic community who are believed to have migrated from Tibet and Burma, and inhabit the Upper and Lower Dibang Valley, Lohit and Anjaw districts of Arunachal Pradesh. The Idu Mishmis, who migrated from Tibet, are mainly settled in the foothills and high grounds of the Mishmi hills. The Idus have their distinct dialect, which falls under the Tibeto-Burman group of languages. Traditionally, Idu-Mishmis believe in animism. They worship Maselo-Zinu and Nani Intaya as creators of mankind and universe as a whole. The Idus can be easily identified by their clothes having distinctive patterns and colours. The Idu Mishmis have very rich craft traditions of textile and bamboo weaving.
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