A young woman weaving a traditional Lepcha bag at the Cottage Industry in Gangtok, Sikkim, India


[Lepcha women in traditional clothing in Singhik, Sikkim] LOC's Public Domain Archive Public

In Sikkim, we have Tshela Lizum Lepcha, a Gangtokian deeply committed to ethnic clothing as her individual quest of showing the world who the Lepchas are. The 35-year-old Rongmit has unfailingly draped her indigenous Dhumvon with pride and elegance for nearly one decade. The traditional Lepcha lady attire, in all its hues and colours, swish and.


Dawkit SIKKIM Lepcha “Himalayan Ethnic Lepcha Fashion event”

The Lepcha community has historical importance in the hill areas. Sikkim andBhutan (N-wDelhi: Indraprastha Press, 1967), p.18 :G.Gorer, Himalayan. weaving practices but they wove clothes for their own use. More over, they are well known to be experts on bamboo work. Paddy


A young woman weaving a traditional Lepcha bag at the Cottage Industry in Gangtok, Sikkim, India

Description: The Lepcha tribe of Sikkim traditionally used nettle yarn for weaving. Now, weaving is done mostly using wool for making colourful patterns of green, black, red etc. on a cotton base. Besides garments, bags and other accessories too are woven in the Lepcha or thara style, with a vertical loom. State: Sikkim Type: Weaving Partners


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The idea of the vanishing Lepcha or Mutanchi rong,2 an ethnic community living on the southern side of the Himalayas in India (Sikkim and the Darjeeling District of West Bengal), Nepal (Ilam) and south-western Bhutan, has become widespread.


A young woman weaving fabric for a traditional Lepcha bag at the Cottage Industry in Gangtok

The Lepcha ( / ˈlɛptʃə /; [5] also called Rongkup ( Lepcha: ᰕᰫ་ᰊᰪᰰ་ᰆᰧᰶ ᰛᰩᰵ་ᰀᰪᰱ ᰛᰪᰮ་ᰀᰪᰱ, Mútuncí Róngkup Rumkup, "beloved children of the Róng and of God") and Rongpa ( Sikkimese: རོང་པ )) are among the indigenous peoples of the Indian state of Sikkim and Nepal, and number around 80,000.


Lepcha youth wearing traditional attire in a village in Melli, West Sikkim, India, Stock Photo

Lepchā, people of eastern Nepal, western Bhutan, Sikkim state, and the Darjeeling district of West Bengal in India. They number about 46,000 (11,000 in India; 25,000 in Sikkim; and 10,000 in Bhutan).


Lepcha woman wearing a traditional outfit and jewellery at the Lingdong Village in Dzongu, Stock

This Sikkimese girl is weaving Lepcha tribal weave cloth worn as a dress Contributor Names Kandell, Alice S., photographer Created / Published. Photograph shows two women weaving at a loom, Sikkim. Contributor: Kandell, Alice S. Date: 1965; Photo, Print, Drawing [Girl sitting in front of loom.


Lepcha youth wearing traditional attire in a village in Melli, West Sikkim, India, Stock Photo

Sikkim Clicks on the pins to navigate Lepcha Weave, North Sikkim district The Lepchas are believed to be the original inhabitants of Sikkim and one of the three main communities of the state. In the past, the Lepchas used nettle fibre or Sisnu for weaving, but today the prevalent material is cotton.


Multicolor with Blue Sikkimese Lepcha Cap

Lepchas are the original inhabitants of Sikkim, India. The Lepchas are of mongoloid stock and some anthropologist trace their origins to Mongolia or Tibet. However, the Lepchas themselves have no such history of migration in their traditional knowledge.


the cover of an afghan weave, silk

Sarah Faulkner K. R. Rama Mohan. The Lepchas, an ethnic group indigenous to the Himalayas and the Darjeeling hills, have been weaving textiles from local netle (Girardinia diversifolia) for millennia. However, their native land, centered around the former Kingdom of Sikkim in modern-day northeastern India, has been the site of centuries of.


Fabric Tour of Sikkim All About Lepcha YouTube

In Lepcha weaving of Sikkim, Lepcha weaves are characterized by intricate and colourful motifs patterned in stripes and woven on the back-strap loom. Now woven from yarns of cotton and wool, these were earlier made of nettle plant fibres and raw silk. Lepchas are a community indigenous to Sikkim, with a small population of about 75,000 spread.


Lepcha Dancers of Sikkim at the Hornbill Festival, Kisama, Nagaland Editorial Stock Photo

HANDLOOM WEAVING In ancient times, the Lepcha's of Sikkim were said to use yarn spun out of stinging nettle (sisnu) plant to weave clothes.Today cotton and woollen yarn are used together with vegetable dyes and synthetic colours. Lepcha weaves or 'thara' is woven in vertical looms with a backstrap. Such looms are of small width.


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Lepcha-weaving is native to Sikkim and goes back to ancient times when the Lepcha's used yarn spun out of natural fibre - nettle, also known as sisnu,for Handloom weaving. The Lepcha weaves, locally known as tharaare woven on back-strap loin loom and thus, results in a short fabric width.


Bhutia Lepcha Tribe of Sikkim BHUTIA LEPCHA

Biological Science Plant Sciences Bamboo Traditional Wisdom and Practices Involved in Bamboo Based Crafts of the Lepcha Community of North Sikkim - A Case Study from Dzongu Reserve Area.


Sikkimese Lepcha Cap Exotic India Art

The Lepchas, an ethnic group indigenous to the Himalayas and the Darjeeling hills, have been weaving textiles from local nettle (Girardinia diversifolia) for millennia. However, their native land, centered around the former Kingdom of Sikkim in modern-day northeastern India, has been the site of centuries of cultural exchange and colonization despite its remoteness, entailing wide-ranging and.


Bhutia Lepcha Tribe of Sikkim BHUTIA LEPCHA

In ancient times, the Lepcha's of Sikkim were said to use yarn spun out of stinging nettle (sisnu) plant to weave clothes.Today cotton and woollen yarn are used together with vegetable dyes and synthetic colours. Lepcha weaves or 'thara' is woven in vertical looms with a backstrap. Such looms are of small width.