Sinai Chei
Moirang, BishnupurMade by Heritage Jewellery
About this piece
A handcrafted ornament in the Manipuri idiom, made in small batches by a family workshop.
The tradition
How it is made, and why it looks like this
Made to be worn with traditional dress at festivals and weddings, and increasingly commissioned as a keepsake by visitors.
Materials and making
- Materials
- brass, thread
- Availability
- Made to order
- Lead time
- about 1 week
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More from the same tradition
GI taggedHandloomBishnupur
Moirang Phee Phanek
ꯃꯣꯏꯔꯥꯡ ꯐꯤ
Binodini Devi · Moirang, Bishnupur
A handwoven wrap-around phanek carrying the Moirang Phee motif, the stepped temple-spire border that is among the most recognisable patterns in Manipuri handloom.
- Availability
- Made to order · ready in about 2 weeks
- Made from
- cotton · silk thread
Price of Moirang Phee Phanek: ₹1,200 varies with border width and thread count