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A Tangsa Woman Weaving
2022
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
The Tangsa women weave their own fabric on simple backstrap looms. Every Tangsa household has backstrap looms operated by the women to weave their clothes, scarves, bags, etc.
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Details
- Title: A Tangsa Woman Weaving
- Date Created: 2022
- Location: Changlang
- 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: Tangsa ethnic community residing in the Changlang district of eastern Arunachal Pradesh is believed to have migrated from Mongolia, Yunnan and Mynamar many centuries back. The Tangsas have a rich cultural heritage and are the bearers of traditional knowledge and skills of natural food processing and preservation, sustainable cooking, weaving, architecture and basketry.
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