A Study on the Traditional Weaving Tools of the Manipuris in the Collection of the Chauba Memorial Manipuri Intellectual Property Museum, Kamalganj, Moulvibazar

Abstract

The Manipuri community of Bangladesh has a rich weaving history that possesses their colourful attire weaved on their technique, which they are keeping until today. This article tries to document the weaving tools preserved in the Chauba Memorial Manipuri Intellectual Property Museum (CMMIPM). The primary data has been collected by conducting interviews and demonstrating the weaving tools in detail. Besides this, some literature were studied as the secondary source of data collection. In this study, some extinct tools related to the weaving process of Manipuri textiles are discussed elaborately with their functions. These weaving tools deserve to be documented. Preservation of these tools is also badly needed to learn about the textile heritage of the Manipuri community.