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Pirn Baat
2016
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
In the local language this is known as the baat.After the threads are obtained they are put in the Charka for use. After the thread is place in the loom the remaining part that is left is kept rolled in a stick like structure for future use. This is known as Pirn.
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Details
- Title: Pirn Baat
- Date Created: 2016
- Location: Murshidabad
- Subject Keywords: Handloom, Textile, Weaving, Craftspersons, Artists, Bengal, , Culture, Cultural Tourism
- Rights: banglanatk.com
- About the craft: Shantipur, Dhaniakhal, Begampur, and Farasdanga are the main cotton weaving centres which are involved in the weaving of fine-textured saris and dhotis. Coarser saris and dhotis, used for everyday wear, are found in Atpur in Hooghly district while fine textured saris with a uniform weave of 100-112 counts in the warp and the weft are done at Shantipur. When the decorations look the same on both sides of the cloth they are called do-rookha or double sided designs.
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