This product is hand crafted and may have slight irregularities that are a natural outcome of the human involvement in the process.
SHIPPING INFO: Dispatched in a minimum of 5 business days to a maximum of 20 business days. Exchange accepted within 10 days of delivery. Cancellation requests will be accepted strictly within 24 hours of placing the order only.
MEASUREMENTS: Length- 9 inch
MATERIAL(S): Bamboo
Bamboo is a raw material of great versatility and forms an integral part of the lifestyle and economy of Assam. The making of bamboo and cane products is perhaps the most universal of all the crafts practiced by a large number of artisans scattered throughout the State. It is observed that there is no particular caste or community in the Assam Valley who are exclusively connected with this traditional craft. It is generally carried on by all, particularly the peasants irrespective of caste, community or creed. No definite records are available to establish the antiquity, history and origin of this craft in Assam. However, it can be safely assumed that the craft was practiced since the misty past with the very dawn of civilization.
To start with, long bamboos are cut into several parts according to the desired length of the mats to be woven. Then each part is splitted into several thin pieces, the breadth of such pieces being about 1/8″ to 1/16″. Splitting is generally done by a ‘hatu dao’ (small bill hook), which is fixed on .a ‘jak’ (‘v’ shaped wooden frame). Then the soft portion of such bamboo split is removed with a ‘dao’, whereupon the flat flexible bamboo strips are obtained for manufacturing mats. Thus with the bamboo slips ready, the artisans commences actual weaving. In weaving bamboo mats, generally the twilled pattern is followed wherein three slips are taken at a time and woven breadth wise one after another and the same process is repeated. This craft is found to be carried on by all the members of the artisans-family/men preparing the bamboo slips, women, and children weaving the mats.
