Lepcha Weaving of Sikkim

Lepcha weaving is native to Sikkim
and goes back to ancient times when the Lepchas used yarn spurn out of natural fibre – Nettle, also known as Sisnu, for Handloom weaving.
The traditional Lepcha Attire comprises of two sets of outfits
- ‘Dum-vum’ - worn by women
- ‘Dum-praa’ - worn by men
These attires are crowned with hand-made accessories.

Dum-praa

The Dum-praa is men’s outerwear.

It is a shawl-like fabric worn as a covering during the day and taken off to use as a blanket at night.

It normally follows three distinct patterns –

	Created by Rishik Tuli almost 4 years ago

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