Manipuri Silk Shawl
Imphal East, Imphal EastMade by Silk Route Manipur
About this piece
A light silk shawl with woven motif bands at either end, worn at Ningol Chakouba and given as a gift between families.
The tradition
How it is made, and why it looks like this
Manipur rears its own silk, including the golden muga and the softer eri, and the shawl's weight is judged by how it falls rather than by any measure. The end-bands are the weaver's signature.
Materials and making
- Materials
- mulberry silk, eri silk
- Availability
- Made in small batches
- Lead time
- Agreed with the maker
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- Availability
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- Made from
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- Availability
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- Made from
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