{"id":172289,"date":"2025-05-23T14:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=172289"},"modified":"2025-05-23T14:51:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:21:15","slug":"communities-of-assam-and-their-dresses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/communities-of-assam-and-their-dresses\/","title":{"rendered":"Communities Of Assam and Their Dresses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Assam, a state located in Northeast India, has a rich and varied culture and has many communities and traditions, each of which varies in dress. Most of the traditional dresses of each community reflect &#8211; and embody &#8211; the art, culture, ways of life, and livelihood of the communities. In this article we will discuss about communities of Assam and their dresses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Assamese (Ahom) Community<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Traditional Dress (Women):<br>o Mekhela Chador: Two cloth pieces, the mekhela is like the lower piece of a skirt, and the chador is wie as the pallu of a saree. Usually made with muga silk or pat silk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traditional Dress (Men):<br>o Dhoti and Kurta: Either white or cream colored, it is worn with a gamosa, a handwoven towel (or scarf type object) that is draped over shoulder (or opposite shoulder).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bodo Community<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Traditional Dress (Women):<br>o Dokhona: A long piece of cloth, which is wrapped around a woman&#8217;s body and tucked in, over which women will wear a blouse (and sometimes a shawl).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traditional Dress (Men):<br>o Gamsa: A cloth, which is for the lower part of the body, is wrapped, and men wear this with a shirt or a vest. This can be worn with a traditional jengphai (shawl, although this is very rare).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mishing (Miri) Community<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Traditional Dress (Women):<br>o Chin: A wrap skirt made by hand, women will wear a blouse and a gaseng (shawl or wrap).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traditional Dress (Men):<br>o Simple dhoti and shirt with a well known and distinctive Mishing gamosa over the shoulder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Karbi Community<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Traditional Dress (Women):<br>o A Pini (a wrap-around skirt) and Vamkok (a blouse), and there are many accessories with it such as ornaments of local materials, and shawl type items.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traditional Dress (Men):<br>o A Rikong (lower garment), and Jiso (shirt) and accessories \u2013 traditional bag on the hip and\/or traditional headgear or cap.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dimasa Community<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Traditional Dress (Women):<br>o Rigu is a long wrap skirt, which is worn with a blouse, and sometimes a scarf or shawl.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traditional Dress (Men):<br>o It is quite similar to many other tribal groups \u2013 a dhoti-like wraparound indigineous to the tribal area, shirt, with a scarf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tea Tribes (Adivasi communities in Assam)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Traditional Dress (Women):<br>o Tea Tribes women wear colorful sarees, most often with tribal prints and bold borders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traditional Dress (Men):<br>o Tea Tribes men wear lungis or dhotis with a shirt or vest, which can be worn with turban or head-wrap during festivals or special occasions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"7\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rabha Community<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Traditional Dress (Women):<br>o Rabha women wear a kambang (wrap skirt), a blouse, and shawl. Rabha women often used lots of colors and prints but took inspiration from earthy colors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traditional Dress (Men):<br>o Rabha men donned a short Dhoti, shirt and a head cloth. Many Rabha men also carry a Bag in the traditional way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assam, a state located in Northeast India, has a rich and varied culture and has many communities and traditions, each of which varies in dress. Most of the traditional dresses of each community reflect &#8211; and embody &#8211; the art, culture, ways of life, and livelihood of the communities. 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