Pathin is a wrap-around skirt worn by the women of the
Hajong tribe of the
Indian subcontinent
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in Northeast India and Bangladesh.
[Hajong, B. (2002). ''The Hajongs and their struggle.'' Assam, Janata Press.] It covers the upper and lower part of the body from the bust until the
calf
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* Calf (animal), the young of domestic cattle.
* Calf (leg), in humans (and other primates), the back portion of the lower leg
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Biology and animal byproducts
*Veal, meat from calves
...
of the leg. Women in the upper class wore a long pathin which would fall down to the floor while women in the lower class wore a shorter pathin whose length reaches to the ankle.
The pathin is a horizontally striped, colourful, rectangular piece of cloth with alternate symmetric layers of different colours between red stripes and thick horizontal borders called chapa. Pathins are woven in traditional looms known as 'Sipni Bana' and 'Sal Bana'. It is operated with hands and does not require the use of feet. Pathins are also used to make
mekhelas in
Assam
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.
Gallery
File:Hajong girls in traditional clothing.jpg, Hajong girls in traditional Rang'a Pathin.
File:Traditional Hajong Dancers.jpg, Ranga Pathin and Phule' Argon.
File:Hajong woman by the field.jpg, While working in the fields, the pathin is fastened with a sash, which is also used as an apron.
File:Dancing Hajong women.jpg, Hajong dancers of Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
.
File:Nurdawa.jpg, The process of Nurdawa, one of the steps involved in the process of weaving a pathin.
File:Hajong women in traditional clothing and ornaments.jpg, Women of the Giri class wore pathin that would cover the feet and their ornaments.
See also
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Phasinh
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Panung
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Qun(裙) or Chang(裳)
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Kira
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Sampot
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Rigwnai
Rignai or Rinai is a wrap-around worn by Tripuri women.
Rignai or Rinai is the traditional dress of Tripuri women,the native inhabitants of Tripura. It is similar to the traditional dresses of other indigenous communities in the north-east ...
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Argon
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References
Hajong culture
Culture of Meghalaya
Indian clothing
History of Asian clothing
Shawls and wraps
Indian shawls and wraps
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