Puanchei Products

A puan cloth woven by Lalchhanhimi, the loin loom weaver, on the lion loom with 'Siniar' motif design.

An heirloom puan handed down in the family of K Lalmuanpuii, who has set up this weaving enterprise.

A puan cloth woven on the lion loom with 'Siniar' motif design border on a different color woven stripe than the main body.

A puan cloth woven on the lion loom with 'Siniar' motif design in two types - the zig zag and the diamond shapes.

Local women wearing different designs of the Puanchei wraparound woven on loin and frame looms.

Local women wearing different designs of the Puanchei wraparound with the thread work as a vertical center stripe on an otherwise plain cloth.

The cloth woven on the looms are made into tailored shirts and ties for men.

Table runner woven in double thread work plain weave with a Siniar motif.

Table runner woven in double thread work two color weave with a Siniar motif.

Table runner woven in double thread work two color weave with a Siniar motif.

Table runner woven in double thread work two colour weave with a Siniar motif, with a wider cloth with an additional border running along the length.

A variety of intricate with motifs all over or simple ones with plain weaving and a simple motif border are sold at the main market in Aizawl.

Siniar motif: A traditional motif made up of triangles, zig-zag, and diamond shapes.

A combination of a Siniar motif made up of diamonds combined with a floral pattern made through plain woven puan.

Floral motif is usually organic made up of different kinds of flowers like roses or tulips or peonies.

A traditional Siniar motif made up of taller zig-zag pattern on the body of the cloth and a diamond Siniar motif used on the border made up of bands of contrasting colours.

A combination of a Siniar motif made up of diamonds combined with a butterfly pattern in made through plain woven puan.

A traditional Siniar motif made up of triangles, zig-zag, and diamond shapes.

A plain woven cloth with a band of contrasting border divided into different types of Siniar motifs.

Puanchei made up of combination of motifs: Hruih which is a plain black stripe, Lenbuangthuan which is two or four triangles, and the Sakri zangzia which is representative of the back of a tiger.

Puanchei made up of combination of motifs: Hruih which is a plain black stripe, Lenbuangthuan which is two or four triangles, and the Sakri zangzia which is representative of the back of a tiger.

A traditional Siniar motif with alternating rows of large and small diamonds woven through bands of contrasting colours.

A combination of a Siniar motif made up of diamonds combined with a small floral pattern made through bands of plain woven puan.

A traditional white puan with multicolored Siniar motifs made up of diamond shapes alternating with the Sakri zangzia which is representative of the back of a tiger.

The Kawkpuizikzial Motif, a motif made to represent entwined plants. Kawk in the local language means leafy vegetable.

Tawlhloh means no looking back in the local language and is a black puan with white, red and yellow stripes, sometimes green and blue ones.

A puan with a white base and black stripes.

Cushion covers in more muted tones. The black on white to suit contemporary tastes.

Cushion cover with the Lenbuangthuan motif and a Tablecloth with the Siniar motif.

Read more about Puanchei, backstrap weaving of Mizoram here:
-The Community of Puan Cloth Weavers
-Process