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It is such that the Shoulder Bag from the Mishmi tribe located in Arunachal Pradesh, India, is one mesmerizing yet handmade cotton bag that possesses multicolored geometric patterns. This is an ancient relic brought forward from the ancestors of Mishmi people for the purpose of decoration instead of only that: carrying and it meaningfully contributes culturally and traditionally. Woven patterns almost found everywhere in the fabric represent a rich cultural affinity with nature, identity, and craftsmanship of the tribe.
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Vibrant Threads of Tradition of Mishmi Tribe
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Shoulder Bag -Mishmi tribe
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It is such that the Shoulder Bag from the Mishmi tribe located in Arunachal Pradesh, India, is one mesmerizing yet handmade cotton bag that possesses multicolored geometric patterns. This is an ancient relic brought forward from the ancestors of Mishmi people for the purpose of decoration instead of only that: carrying and it meaningfully contributes culturally and traditionally. Woven patterns almost found everywhere in the fabric represent a rich cultural affinity with nature, identity, and craftsmanship of the tribe.
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This Shoulder Bag is hand-woven with locally grown cotton and is remembered for vibrant colors and minute symmetrical motifs shaping it, making it individualistic in the fund of Mishmi textile art. The geometric patterns have symbolic meanings, embedded in the various classes they represent within the context of the environment, beliefs, and clan affiliations of the community. Therefore, it is lightweight but very sturdy, suiting the purpose of agricultural chores, domestic use, and also export by tribes as handicraft.
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Symbolic Threads of Strength and Identity
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The techniques for making a wide variety of stitches have been kept alive among the traditional Mishmic people from generation to generation. Weaving cumulates mechanical and very complex handloom techniques which any bag can prove to be unique and of high quality. The bag transforms a utility item into a cultural artifact of the normally resilient and creative Mishmi tribe.
It is very much of tribals today recognized even outside the tribal communities, increasing appreciation for handcrafted indigenous textiles. It continues to be relevant in tribal trade, transacting raw activities in keeping traditional craft alive and providing gainful employment to artisans.
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