LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
MUGA SILK The Golden Silk of ASSAM
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9783659198977
ISBN13:
9783659198977
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$53.25
MUGA SILK The Golden Silk of ASSAM
$53.25
The history of silk industry in Assam dates back to the 11th Century, when Dharma pal wivited 26 families of weavers to settle in Sualkuchi village in Assam. It become a full-fledged wearing village when Ahoms occupied the area in the middle of 12th century. Muga, the Golden silk of Assam is made to the world by a French traveller Jean Joseph Tavernier(1662). The silk was the royal fabric of Ahom kings who ruled Assam for 6 centuries till 1826. weaving in Assam is one of the largest and oldest industry in Assam. it is a way of life in Assam since time immemorial. Muga silk is consider as the most important fabric in Assamese tradition.
| Author: Sailajananda Saikia |
| Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing |
| Publication Date: Sep 11, 2012 |
| Number of Pages: 88 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 3659198978 |
| ISBN-13: 9783659198977 |
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