Eri cloth

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maninder

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cdwa location

Sivasagar, Assam

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type

Digital Records

dc coverage spatial

Assam

dc description

A plain eri silk cloth.

dc format

Weaving

dc format extent

L.4 mt. 36 cm X B.1 mt. 96 cm.

dc subject

Eri, Eri Silk, Muga, Assam, Sivasagr, Shivasagar, Shiva Sagar, Siva, Sagar, museum

dc type

Fabric

parent library name

Indian Museum, Kolkata

type of content

Textiles Museum Collection

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Textiles Museum Collection

dc date issued

19th century

dc format material

Silk

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In the process of weaving, the vertical or the warp thread is interlaced with the horizontal or the weft thread. Artisans in India produce a range of different kinds of weaves depending on the types of yarn, ways of interlacing, variety of designs and motifs etc. In this section, know details about the processes of weaving khadi fabrics, cotton and silk sarees, shawls, rugs and other textiles and apparel of India.