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Modern Pattern in Masland
Nishikanta Das2019
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
With changing needs of the consumer base, Masland is undergoing changes and adapting to modern designs and variations. Traditional floral motifs are being replaced with geometric or Ikkat inspired patterns in order to make the Masland more palatable to modern taste.
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- Title: Modern Pattern in Masland
- Creator: Nishikanta Das
- Date Created: 2019
- Location: Paschim Medinipur
- Subject Keywords: Crafts, Madur, Madurkathi, Masland, Craftspersons, Natural-fibre, Mat-weaving, Artists, Bengal
- Rights: Banglanatak.com
- Medium: Madurkathi reeds, azo free disperse dyes, and cotton thread
- About the craft: Masland or Mataranchi is an exclusive and expensive handmade variety of Madur made with intricate weaving skills by weavers of Sabang in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal. The origin of the craft in West Bengal dates back to the Muslim period, when ‘Masland’ mats of superfine variety with fine cotton as weft were produced under royal patronage. Mats were collected as revenue of the Jaigirdari system. In 1744, Nawab Alibardi Khan issued a charter to the Jaigirdars in this regard and as a result, it was obligatory to supply ‘Masland’ mats for use in the collectorate. The traditional mat making families still retain the knowledge of weaving this fine variety of exclusive mats locally known as Masland or Mataranchi.
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